Curious Box Play Therapy

06/02/2026

Wrapping Up International Play Therapy Week

February 1–7, 2026**

As International Play Therapy Week comes to a close, we want to take a moment to honour the heart, care, and dedication that goes into the therapeutic work we do every day.

At Curious Box Play Therapy, we are incredibly proud of our small but mighty team — Mercia, Emily, and Dawn — who show up with creativity, compassion, and a deep commitment to supporting children and families through the transformative power of play.

This week has been a beautiful reminder of:

🧸 How play gives children a voice
🎨 How creativity supports healing
🌱 How safe relationships build resilience
💬 How connection helps children make sense of their world

Thank you to our families, our community, and the children who inspire us daily. Your trust is the reason we do what we do.

As the week ends, our commitment continues — to creating safe spaces, nurturing emotional growth, and championing the power of play all year round.

Happy International Play Therapy Week — and thank you for celebrating with us! 💛

30/01/2026

🧱 Calling All Woolworths Bricks Collectors! 🧱

We’re building something special at Curious Box Play Therapy — and we’d love your help!

If you have any Woolworths Bricks Home sets at home that are not wanted or not being used, we’d be so grateful if you donated them to our clinic. These bricks will support our Curious Builders LEGO® Club, helping kids develop social skills, cooperation, problem-solving, creativity, and confidence through hands-on, playful learning.
✨ All donations are welcome — big or small!
✨ Feel free to drop them off at the clinic anytime during business hours.
Thank you for helping us create a richer, more creative space for the children we support. 💛

Together, we can build something amazing! 🧱💛

30/01/2026

✨ Introducing our new Parent & Caregiver Support Program – Play to Connect! ✨

Curious Box Therapy is excited to offer a 6-week, play-based support program designed for parents and caregivers who want to strengthen their connection with their child through play.

Across the six weeks, you’ll learn how to:
💛 Respond empathetically to your child’s feelings
⭐ Build confidence & self-esteem
💜 Support emotional regulation
🔵 Set gentle, therapeutic limits — all while maintaining connection

This small-group program is warm, practical, and suitable for all parents and caregivers, whether your child currently attends play therapy or not.

📅 Thursdays at 6:30 pm (Coffee & Chats from 6pm)
🗓️ 19th Feb – 26th March
⏰ 1 hour per session
👥 Small, supportive group format

Limited spaces available!
👉 Email us at hello@curiousboxtherapy.com or Register your interest online:
https://curious-box-therapy.splose.com/public-form/d794b482-a3ce-4e3d-bb4c-ec3033d27c89

27/01/2026

🧱✨LEGO® Therapy Group is Back for 2026! ✨🧱

Our much-loved Curious Builders LEGO® Therapy Group is returning in 2026, and we’re excited to open registrations!

📅 Starts: 25th March 2026, weekly on a Wednesday afternoon
⏰ Time: 3:30pm
📍 Where: Curious Box Play Therapy, Springwood
⚠️ Limited spaces available

LEGO® Therapy is a fun, evidence-based social group that supports children to:
🌟 Build social connection and teamwork
🌟 Develop communication and turn-taking skills
🌟 Grow confidence and problem-solving abilities
🌟 Practice emotional regulation in a supportive, structured environment

Using shared LEGO® play, children are gently supported to collaborate, listen, negotiate, and connect with peers — all while doing something they love 💛

🔗 Register online:
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/lego-therapy-group/

Spaces are limited and groups fill quickly, so we recommend securing your spot early!

Let’s build skills, confidence, and connection — one brick at a time 🧱✨

27/11/2025

I popped into the shops today and somehow walked out with seven little Stitch miniatures… and honestly, each one feels like an end-of-term mood in play therapy 💙✨

In our playroom, characters like Stitch remind me how kids show up with big feelings, messy moments, silly energy, curiosity, and so much heart. And just like these tiny Stitches, we hold space for all the different parts of them — the tired part, the excited part, the overwhelmed part, the growing-braver-every-day part.

As the term wraps up, I’m feeling a bit like a whole collection of Stitches too — grateful, goofy, exhausted, tender, and full of love for the kids and families I get to support through play.

Here’s to embracing all our “many Stitches” as we slide into the end of term.

Play makes room for every version of us 💙🌺🧸

26/11/2025

🎉 Exciting News for Play Therapy! 🎉

Tomorrow, Dr Kate Renshaw will be giving evidence on Play Therapy as part of the Thriving Kids Inquiry — a national discussion on how the Australian Government can best support children aged 0–8 experiencing developmental vulnerability.

This is an incredible moment for our field and for all the children and families who benefit from play-based therapeutic support. 🌈💛

🕒 Tune in live:
Public Hearing – Roundtable 6
📅 Tomorrow, 28th Nov
⏰ 1:30pm–2:15pm (AEDT)

Watch the live stream here:
https://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Read_Listen?watchParliamentOn=28/11/2025&tab=tab1a

25/11/2025

🎄✨ Curious Box Christmas Magic! ✨🎄
Today, we celebrated our very first Curious Box staff Christmas party — and what a beautiful, joy-filled afternoon it was!

The team spent time together creating gorgeous Christmas wreaths, playing with flowers, and soaking up the festive spirit. 🌿🎀❤️

I’m feeling so grateful for this amazing team — for their passion, their hearts, and the way they show up every single day for the children and families we support.

2026 is going to be such an exciting year as our team grows, and our services expand to reach even more little humans who need a safe, playful, healing space. 🌈✨

Here’s to connection, creativity, and a bright year ahead.

Merry Christmas from the Curious Box family! 🎁💛

24/11/2025

🌈 2026 SPOTS OPEN

At Curious Box Play Therapy, we support children who are navigating big feelings, emotional regulation challenges, confidence struggles, or tricky life moments — all through the gentle, evidence-based power of play.

Our approach is:
✨ Compassionate – grounded in warmth, attunement, and emotional safety
✨ Child-Led – honouring each child’s pace, personality, and way of expressing themselves
✨ Evidence-Based – rooted in Child-Centred Play Therapy and trauma-informed practice

We create a space where your child can feel understood, accepted, and free to explore their inner world.
A space where they can let themselves heal in a safe, playful space designed just for them.

If you feel your child could benefit from therapeutic support in 2026, we’d love to welcome your family.

💌 DM to book or enquire:
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/contact-us/

24/11/2025

✨ Now Booking for 2026!

At Curious Box Play Therapy, we offer a gentle, child-centred, and deeply supportive space where children can feel seen, understood, and safe to explore their inner world — all through the transformative power of play.

Our playroom is designed to honour each child’s unique strengths, needs, and way of communicating. Through play, children can process emotions, build confidence, strengthen self-regulation, and make sense of the world around them.

If your child experiences:
🌈 Emotional regulation difficulties
🌈 Anxiety or overwhelm
🌈 Low confidence or self-esteem
🌈 Big feelings or behavioural challenges
🌈 Social or communication struggles
🌈 Changes, trauma, grief, or tough life moments

— we’re here to walk alongside you with warmth, respect, and evidence-based support.

Play Therapy can help children grow, heal, and thrive at their own pace, in their own way.

📅 Limited weekly spots available for 2026
📍 Located in Springwood
💌 Enquire now to secure your place:
https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/contact-us/

24/11/2025

🌈 Benefits of Play Therapy

Now taking bookings for 2026

Play Therapy gives children a safe, supportive space to explore their inner world, develop emotional strength, and grow at their own pace — through the natural language of play.

Here’s how Play Therapy supports children:

✨ Emotional regulation – Understanding, expressing & managing big feelings
✨ Confidence & self-esteem – Building a strong internal sense of self
✨ Social skills – Communication, cooperation, empathy & connection
✨ Reduced challenging behaviours – As children feel safer and more understood
✨ Healing through play – Processing trauma, grief, anxiety & difficult life events
✨ Neurodiversity-affirming – Supporting autistic, ADHD, PDA & sensory-sensitive children
✨ Strengthened parent–child relationships – Through co-regulation & attachment support
✨ Problem-solving & flexibility – Practicing new skills through exploration and creativity
✨ A deeper sense of safety – “I am accepted exactly as I am.”

At Curious Box Play Therapy, we offer a compassionate, child-centred, trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming approach to help children heal, grow, and thrive.

🌟 2026 bookings are now open
📍 Curious Box Play Therapy
🔗 Contact us to enquire: https://www.curiousboxtherapy.com/contact-us/

13/10/2025

Our gorgeous Emily and Dawn are off on an exciting 4-day adventure, diving deep into the Therapeutic Powers of Play at QIPT! 🎨💫
We can’t wait to see all the creativity, connection, and insight they’ll bring back to the playroom. 💛
At Curious Box, we never stop learning — because play is powerful! 🎈✨

08/10/2025

🌈 Brave & Bright Beginnings

Helping little hearts feel ready for big adventures.

Is your little one starting Prep next year?
Help them feel calm, confident, and ready to shine — through play! ✨

At Curious Box Play Therapy, we know that starting school isn’t just about learning letters and numbers — it’s about feeling safe, brave, and excited for new adventures.

Our Brave & Bright Beginnings Program is a gentle, play-based journey that helps children build the emotional and social skills they need to start school with confidence.

Led by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher and Associate Play Therapist, children will explore:
💛 Understanding and managing big feelings
💛 Building confidence and independence
💛 Making and keeping friends
💛 Listening, focusing, and following routines
💛 Feeling safe, capable, and excited about school

Each week builds emotional readiness in a nurturing, child-centred environment — supporting not just the mind, but the heart.

🧸 Program Details:
📅 6-week program (Term 4)
👧 Ages: 4–6 years
👥 Small group sessions to ensure individual support
📍 Curious Box Play Therapy – Springwood
📞 Enquire now: hello@curiousboxtherapy.com

✨ “Before a child can learn, they must feel safe, seen, and supported.”

Brisbane based play therapy offering child-centered play therapy for children and teens, with dedicated support for parents and carers. Call for a free chat today.