Curious Box Play Therapy

Curious Box Play Therapy Through play therapy, we offer a unique and compassionate resource for children who need social and emotional support.

It is rooted in the transformative power of curiosity and the creation of a safe, contained space for emotional exploration.

02/04/2026

🌼 Easter Closure Notice 🌼

Curious Box Play Therapy will be closed over the Easter period from 3rd – 6th April.

Mercia will be taking a break and will return at the beginning of Term 2. 💛

✨ Dawn and Emily will be holding the fort, continuing to support our families in the playroom.

We hope you and your families enjoy a gentle, connected Easter filled with moments of rest, play, and togetherness. 🐣

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

— The Curious Box Team

✨ Saying Goodbye in the Playroom ✨Goodbyes in the playroom are never rushed… they are held with care, intention, and mea...
31/03/2026

✨ Saying Goodbye in the Playroom ✨

Goodbyes in the playroom are never rushed… they are held with care, intention, and meaning.

In Child-Centred Play Therapy, endings are just as important as beginnings. They are part of the therapeutic process — a chance to reflect, to celebrate growth, and to gently prepare for what comes next.

As we move toward a child’s final session, we don’t just “end” — we count down together.
We talk about it.
We make space for feelings.
We plan something special for that last day.

Because goodbyes can bring up a mix of emotions — pride, sadness, excitement, even uncertainty — and all of those feelings are welcome here 🤍

Today, we celebrated one of our wonderful clients as they finished their play therapy journey.
There were special treats, a small gift, and a moment to honour just how far they’ve come.

These moments matter.

They help children experience that relationships can be safe…
that endings can be gentle…
and that they can carry what they’ve learned with them into the world beyond the playroom 🌿

At Curious Box, we don’t just say goodbye —
we hold it, honour it, and make it meaningful.

✨ Introducing The Courage Crew ✨A play-based confidence & emotional regulation group for boysWe are seeing more and more...
29/03/2026

✨ Introducing The Courage Crew ✨
A play-based confidence & emotional regulation group for boys

We are seeing more and more boys feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or disconnected from school… and we wanted to create something just for them 💛

The Courage Crew is a small therapeutic group designed to help children:

✔ build confidence
✔ learn to manage big emotions
✔ strengthen friendships
✔ develop resilience through play

Through play-based activities, teamwork, and gentle therapeutic support, children are given the space to feel safe, capable, and connected 🌱

🧩 Facilitated by Mercia Armstrong
📍 Curious Box Clinic, Springwood
🗓 Thursdays | 30 April – 4 June
⏰ 9:00 – 10:00 am
👦 Ages 5–10
💰 NDIS & self-funded welcome

Places are limited to keep the group safe and supportive.

👉 Register your interest here:
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/child-centred-group-play-therapy-ccgpt/

If you’ve been noticing your child struggling with confidence, big feelings, or school, this group could be a beautiful next step.

✨ Something exciting is coming to Curious Box… ✨We’ve been busy behind the scenes creating some beautiful, therapeutic g...
25/03/2026

✨ Something exciting is coming to Curious Box… ✨

We’ve been busy behind the scenes creating some beautiful, therapeutic group experiences for children — and we can’t wait to share them with you 💛

👀 Sneak Peek…
Think connection, confidence, creativity, and play — all held in a safe, supportive space guided by trained therapists.

Our upcoming groups are designed to support:
🌱 Emotional regulation
🤝 Social connection & friendships
💭 Self-expression through play
💪 Confidence & sense of self

Whether your child finds big feelings overwhelming, struggles with friendships, or just needs a space where they can truly be themselves — these groups are for them.

✨ Spots will be limited ✨

👉 Check it out and register your interest here:
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/child-centred-group-play-therapy-ccgpt/

💛 We can’t wait to welcome your little ones into the playroom…

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✨ FREE Parent Workshop: Play to Connect ✨Feeling like you should be doing more to support your child—but not sure where ...
25/03/2026

✨ FREE Parent Workshop: Play to Connect ✨

Feeling like you should be doing more to support your child—but not sure where to start?

What if the answer was actually… play? 💛

Join us for Play to Connect, a free, online workshop designed to help you build stronger connection with your child through simple, meaningful, child-led play.

👩‍👧 Facilitated by Emily Rein
📅 Thursday 30th April
⏰ 7:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Virtual (join from the comfort of home!)
💲 FREE

In this gentle and practical session, you’ll learn:
✨ Why play is essential for your child’s brain development
✨ What child-led play actually looks like (without the overwhelm)
✨ How to respond to big feelings with confidence
✨ The Observe → Respond approach
✨ How to set limits and stay connected
✨ The difference between encouragement vs praise

This isn’t about adding more to your plate.
It’s about transforming the moments you’re already having 💛

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Perfect for parents & caregivers of children aged 2–10 who want to:
✔ Build stronger connection
✔ Support emotional regulation
✔ Better understand behaviour
✔ Create calm, meaningful one-on-one moments

Because when children feel seen, safe, and understood… everything shifts. 🌿

🔗 Register here (limited spots):
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/events-workshops/

📞 Questions? 0478 145 567

✨ Growing the Way We Show Up ✨Last week, Emily and Dawn attended a workshop: The Way of Being through the Queensland Ins...
22/03/2026

✨ Growing the Way We Show Up ✨

Last week, Emily and Dawn attended a workshop: The Way of Being through the Queensland Institute of Play Therapy as part of their play therappy training.

A beautiful space of reflection, learning, and leaning into that “comfortably uncomfortable” place — where real growth and therapeutic change begin. 🌿

We are grateful to be part of this ever-growing play therapy community and the ripple it creates for the children and families we support. 💛

Emily and Mercia had a wonderful evening at the QIPT social event, connecting with fellow play therapists and sharing in...
12/03/2026

Emily and Mercia had a wonderful evening at the QIPT social event, connecting with fellow play therapists and sharing in the joy of community. It was such a lovely opportunity to unwind, laugh, and reflect on the meaningful work we all do supporting children and families through play. 💛

Being surrounded by others who are passionate about play therapy reminds us how important connection, collaboration, and ongoing learning are in this field. We’re grateful to be part of such a supportive professional community.

Here’s to more moments of connection, playful conversations, and continuing to grow together. 🎈

✨ Free Webinar: Play to Connect ✨Join us for a free webinar exploring how child-led, supportive play can help strengthen...
05/03/2026

✨ Free Webinar: Play to Connect ✨
Join us for a free webinar exploring how child-led, supportive play can help strengthen your connection with your child and support emotional development.

In this session, we will discuss:

🌼 Child-led play and connection
🧠 The role of play in brain development
💛 Responding empathetically during play
🌿 Supporting emotional regulation
⚖️ Setting limits

This webinar is suitable for parents/caregivers who want to feel more confident and intentional when playing with their child.

📍 This is a FREE online webinar.

👉 Email us at Hello@curiousboxtherapy.com to register your interest.

Queensland Kindy Directors — 2026 PD bookings are now open!Curious Box Play Therapy is offering Kindy Uplift–aligned pro...
26/02/2026

Queensland Kindy Directors — 2026 PD bookings are now open!

Curious Box Play Therapy is offering Kindy Uplift–aligned professional learning designed to strengthen educator capability across:

✨ Social & Emotional Learning
✨ Inclusive Practice
✨ Executive Function
✨ Trauma-Informed Kindergarten Practice
✨ Language & Emotional Literacy
✨ Sensory & Regulation-Informed Classrooms

Delivered by a Registered Teacher & Play Therapy Practitioner team, our workshops translate therapeutic insight into practical, classroom-ready strategies.

🔶 Twilight • Half-Day • Full-Day
🔶 Evidence-informed
🔶 Relational and practical
🔶 Kindergarten-focused
🔶 Designed for sustainable practice change

Register your interest today:
👉 https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/kindy-uplift-professional-development/

Last night I stood beside my daughter in a sea of people watching Lorde — and I was struck by the depth of her lyrics.He...
16/02/2026

Last night I stood beside my daughter in a sea of people watching Lorde — and I was struck by the depth of her lyrics.

Her songs hold so much of what we see in the playroom every day:

✨ Growing up and not quite knowing who you are yet.
✨ The push and pull between independence and belonging.
✨ Big feelings that don’t always make sense.
✨ Friendship shifts.
✨ First heartbreaks.
✨ Wanting to be seen — but also wanting to hide.

There’s something powerful about hearing thousands of voices sing about insecurity, identity, anger, longing and joy — out loud, unapologetically.

So much of Lorde’s writing captures that in-between space — not a child anymore, not fully an adult either. That tender, sometimes messy, beautifully human stage of becoming.

As a play therapist, I’m constantly reminded that children and teens don’t need their feelings fixed — they need them witnessed.

Last night, music did the witnessing.

My daughter and I didn’t just sing the lyrics — we felt them.
And in doing so, we shared something wordless but deeply connecting.

Art gives language to emotions that feel too big, too confusing, or too vulnerable to say directly.

And that’s what play does too.

Sometimes healing looks like toys on the floor.
Sometimes it looks like tears.
And sometimes it looks like singing at the top of your lungs in a crowded stadium.

Big feelings deserve big spaces. 🖤

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So much goodness in one room today 💛✨We had the absolute joy of welcoming Megan from Sacred House Play Therapy and Jae f...
13/02/2026

So much goodness in one room today 💛✨

We had the absolute joy of welcoming Megan from Sacred House Play Therapy and Jae from Little Hands Play Therapy into the Curious Box Playroom for some yummy food, warm cups of tea, and rich conversations about all things Play Therapy in our local community.

There’s something pretty special about play therapists gathering together — sharing stories, ideas, reflections, and dreaming about how we can continue supporting children and families to heal and thrive. 🌿🎨🧸

Grateful for women who are passionate about the power of play and the little humans we get to walk alongside every week. 💛

Here’s to more shared tables, thoughtful conversations, and strengthening Play Therapy in our local community.

Thanks for coming!

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Suite 5/29 Cinderella Drive
Underwood, QLD
4127

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:45am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:45am - 12pm

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+61478145567

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