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Tuff Tray 101

Your complete guide to play-based learning
  • 101 activity ideas for early learners
  • Step-by-step setup instructions
  • 100% real photographed setups
101
Tray invitations
257
Pages
100%
Full color
0
Screens needed

Real trays, really photographed

Take a peek inside the book

Every activity gets a full page of photography ready to inspire...

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Sunshine and Sabrina Homeschooling Facebook recommendation · 14 December 2025

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Sensory activities are beautifully set up, engaging, and thoughtfully designed.

Sunshine and Sabrina praise the quality of the trays themselves, and note that the setups work equally well at home, in daycare and in preschool rooms.

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101 Sensory Play Ideas

Whether you are completely new to tuff tray play or simply need fresh inspiration, this book is ready whenever you are.

Written for real rooms

Who this book is for

  • Parents at home

    Rainy-day rescue for toddlers and preschoolers, with kitchen-cupboard materials and honest mess levels.

  • Early years teachers

    Continuous-provision planning for nursery, preschool, EYFS and pre-K rooms — a term of invitations in one book.

  • SEN & therapy settings

    Calm, contained sensory input for regulation corners, sensory circuits and occupational therapy sessions.

A Resource Ready to Inspire

Open to any page, choose an inviting idea, and make it your own.
101 Ideas

Supporting Learning Through Play

More Than a Photo Idea Book

Inside, you will discover 101 photographed sensory play activities organized into five easy-to-explore categories, along with practical early learning tips, EYFS support for early years settings, sensory play recipes, materials guidance, a helpful glossary, and a play log for recording completed activities.

  • Real Setups
  • Real Photos
  • Real Learning
Author & Creative Design

Author & Creative Design

Early Years Educator

Tuff Tray 101 was written, created and photographed by Kamilla, founder of Learning Through PLAYtrays® and an Early Years Educator with more than 15 years of experience. The book includes practical early learning guidance and EYFS support, making it a useful resource for preschool, nursery, childcare, and other early years environments.

Title
TUFF TRAY 101
Author
Kamilla Koral
Publisher
Independently published
Published
9 August 2026
Format
Paperback, full colour
Dimensions
8.5 × 0.61 x 8.5 inches
Pages
257
Age range
1–6 years
Activities
101 Photographed tray invitations
Language
English

101 ideas. One tray.

Never run out of things to put in it

257 full-colour pages of real, photographed setups — small worlds, water play, nature, science, art and early learning. For parents, caregivers and early years educators.