2025 Theme: Choose Play – Every Day
The theme for this year’s International Day of Play is “Choose Play – Every Day”. The theme is a reminder for all of us – governments, businesses, schools and families – to take decisions that embrace and prioritize play for children.
International Day of Play is a time to celebrate the power of play. A time to come together and make sure that every child is able to fulfil their right to play.
Did You Know?
- 71% of children say play is important because it makes them happy, and 58% say that it helps them make friends and have a good time with others.
- It is estimated that 160 million children around the world are working instead of playing or learning.
- Only 1 in 4 children play out regularly on their street compared their grandparents generation where almost three-quarters said they played outside a few times a week.
- 41% of children had been told to stop playing out by either their parents or other adults such as neighbours.
Check out these websites promoting the International Day of Play
- United Nations
- Unicef
- Right to Play
- Early Childhood Australia
- Play Active
- Lego
- and many more …
We know young carers put caring ahead of play time.
Help reconnect young carers to the joy of childhood now.
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