The Play Plan is an ebook containing play invitations that are easy to set up, inexpensive, and apply children of all ages. The 25 play prompts are divided into five categories and use items that you most likely already have at home. These play prompts consider children of all ages, all developmental stages, and all learning capabilities. Each prompt can be tailored to fit your unique child’s needs. Play is meant to be simple.

Are you ready to get your big kids (six through teen) back to play? 5 Basic Materials turned into 25 irresistible play prompts for your big kids. …Because play should be simple. Even when your littles are big.

“I read your ebook and we started implementing quiet time consistently. Today was a new threshold: my daughter (just turned 3) did quiet time during a video meeting I had for an hour!! It was the first video meeting that I did not need screen time for!! I’m also regularly getting about an hour to myself every day!! I’m so excited and grateful for your work! Thank you!”

Discover the proven 5-step method that helps children develop confident independent play skills—giving you predictable pockets of time back every single day. No screens required.

Created by Lizzie Assa, M.S.Ed.—early childhood expert seen in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Parents Magazine, and The Good Inside Podcast—this guide delivers exactly what overwhelmed parents need most: a moment to breathe.

Inside this instant download, you’ll discover:

- A step-by-step system for implementing daily quiet time routines that actually work (even if previous attempts have failed)

- Age-specific guidance from babies through school age, with realistic expectations for each developmental stage

- Simple language prompts that empower children to embrace independent play - Expert troubleshooting for resistance, boundary testing, and schedule disruptions

- Travel-friendly adaptations that maintain your routine anywhere

- Five ready-to-use play prompts to spark play

Independent play isn’t just about giving you a break (though you deserve one!)—it’s building crucial skills your child will benefit from for life: creativity, problem-solving, focus, and emotional regulation. A practical, realistic approach that builds the independent play ‘muscle’ day by day, creating time back for you and lifelong skills for your child.

Create a block area in your home or classroom to inspire thoughtful, creative, independent play. If you're someone who bought expensive wooden blocks with high hopes that your children would spend hours playing, but... those blocks are gathering dust in the corner, this book is for you.

Learn exactly how to respond to hitting with clarity and confidence.

  • How to respond when another child hits yours

  • What to do when your child is the one hitting

  • Managing siblings hitting one another

  • Exactly how to use play and storytelling to teach your child how to stop hitting and start communicating their needs appropriately.

Starting school is a huge milestone. It can bring up so many feelings for both child and parent. I have been on “all sides” of starting school. I taught preschool for many years, I have a Masters in education, and I’m a mom of three children who all approached starting school differently. I’ve been working with children and families for a very long time and one thing I know for sure is that starting school for the first time brings up a lot of feelings for everyone involved. Inside this ebook, I am going to walk you through all of the tips and strategies that I have used throughout the years. You don’t have to wing it. After A Parent’s Handbook for Starting School, you and your child are going to feel as prepared and confident as possible for starting school.