Aiming to contribute to children's healthy growth through play, Bonelund Inc., an importer, developer, and seller of educational toys and playground equipment, and a creator of playgrounds, will distribute the video content "3DAYS PLAYFUL LIVE", which offers parents and children tips for playing at home, from May 3 (Monday, national holiday) to May 5 (Wednesday, national holiday), for free on the official Bonelund Instagram (Instalive). LIVE", a video content offering parents and children tips for playing at home, will be distributed free of charge from May 3 (national holiday) to May 5 (Wednesday) via the official Bonelund Instagram (InstaLive).
Free tips to enhance playtime at home during Golden Week, when you can spend more time with your family
With the continuing impact of the new coronavirus, many families are refraining from traveling or returning home during this year's Golden Week holidays, and with the third state of emergency declared in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto prefectures, children are expected to be unable to play outside. Families with children have voiced their desire for more opportunities for their children to be physically active and to get out of the rut of playing at home.
In response to this situation, Bonelund will hold "3DAYS PLAYFUL LIVE" to suggest tips to make playtime at home more fun during the holidays. This content can be viewed free of charge by anyone on the official Bonelund Instagram (Instalive), and archived videos will be available later on the official Bonelund YouTube channel.
The program consists of four categories: "Body Play," "Rhythm Play," "Craft," and "Learning." It is an approximately 30-minute program that will change the usual playtime with a little ingenuity. Play Leaders, professional playtime proposers who work at our playground facilities, will give lectures for children aged 3 to 5 on various physical movements and play activities that can be done at home to draw out their senses.
Outline of "3DAYS PLAYFUL LIVE
Period May 3 (Monday, national holiday) - May 5 (Wednesday, national holiday)
URL of distribution site
Insta-live streaming: Bonelund's official Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bornelund/)
Archived videos: Bonelund's official Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEBYGFlxyToHkxAgAto4Yw)
Target age range: 3 to 5 years old
Participation Fee Free
Main contents
Adults Play with Their Bodies
When we refrain from going outside for a long time, both adults and children tend to lack exercise. Exercise your body to dissipate your energy!
Distribution dates: (1) May 3 (Mon., holiday) 10:00-10:30, (2) May 5 (Wed., holiday) 10:00-10:30
Preparation: Ball, towel, cushion, bobbles (if you own one)
The heart and the body start to move! Rhythm Play"
Move your hands and body to the fun rhythm! We will play various rhythms using things you have at home.
Date and time of distribution: (1) May 3 (Monday, national holiday) 11:00-11:30, (2) May 5 (Wednesday, national holiday) 11:00-11:30
Preparations: Rhythm instruments at home (e.g., xylophone, taiko, trumpet, maracas, etc.)
Let's play with shapes! What can we make?"
Focusing on shapes such as squares and triangles, the students are challenged to play with tangrams and shapes to deepen their learning!
Date and time of distribution: (1) Tuesday, May 4, 14:00-14:30, (2) Wednesday, May 5, 14:00-14:30
Preparations: Magformers (if you have them), building blocks, origami paper, scissors
Let's make various faces with clay and paper."
Let's make various faces with nendoroid and chigiri-e based on the play hints from the play leader!
Date and time of distribution: Monday, May 3, 15:00-15:30
Preparations: colored or origami paper, scissors, glue, nendo
Time Schedule
9 types of play programs (total of 12 panels)
| 5/3 (Monday, holiday) | 5/4 (Tuesday, holiday) | 5/5 (Wed., holiday) | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Body Play Adults Play with Their Bodies | (at a rate of) 2,000 to 3,000 a day Let's all take the challenge! Ball Challenge | Body Play Adults Play with Their Bodies |
| 11:00-11:30 | Rhythm play The heart and the body start to move! Rhythm Play" | Rhythm play "Listen carefully. What's that sound?" | Rhythm play The heart and the body start to move! Rhythm Play" |
| 14:00-14:30 | ❶ for learning Let's compare them! Which is the same and which is different?" | (a) study Let's play with shapes! What can we make?" | (a) study Let's play with shapes! What can we make?" |
| 15:00-15:30 | Craft❶ Let's make various faces with clay and paper." | craft❷ Let's make flowers with braid and iron beads." | Craft❸ Let's make carp streamers out of various materials. |
*Contents and schedule are subject to change.
About Bonelund
Established in 1981 to contribute to the healthy growth of children through play, Bonelund has consistently been in the business of providing "playthings and environments". The company proposes "playthings" as daily life tools necessary for children's growth to ordinary households, and operates 73 stores nationwide. At the same time, we develop play environments for kindergartens, nursery schools, and parks, including the provision of high-quality large playground equipment and educational tools, and to date we have worked with approximately 35,000 locations in Japan. In 2004, the company launched the "KIDOKIDO" indoor playground business, where parents and children can experience a variety of play activities together, in order to increase opportunities for children to play. Including indoor playgrounds operated by local governments that incorporate Ki-Dokido's know-how, there are approximately 30 locations nationwide that are visited by more than 3.5 million parents and children each year.
Below is the press release.