OUR MISSION
Natural Playbox aims to cultivate the child’s natural desire to learn through play. Our small shop offers early learning tools and focused activities for children ages 3-6 based on schemas of play.
WHAT ARE
SCHEMAS
OF PLAY
Schemas are essentially patterns of repetitive behavior that children display as a means of understanding the world around them. You may have seen a child line things up in a row, carry too many objects with their hands, or persistently throw things in the air. While it may appear like an obsession or misbehavior, schemas are healthy, natural urges that children exhibit to help them comprehend how things work. These patterns of behavior can be organized into schemas such as connecting, orientation, positioning, trajectory, transporting, enveloping, and enclosing. By recognizing these schemas, parents can better support their child’s interests based on what schemas they’re presenting. For example, when a child likes to hit and throw (trajectory schema) or line things up in a row (positioning schema), Natural Playbox has a child-size bowling set for that.
ENVELOPING / ENCLOSING SCHEMA
Learning about space and capacity
Interested in putting objects in containers, climbs into boxes, wrap themselves in fabric
TRAJECTORY SCHEMA
Learning about motion and movement
Enjoys throwing things, likes running water, wants to jump or climb
POSITIONING SCHEMA
Learning about sequence and patterns
Likes to place objects in a line or in a specific way, sorts objects by color or shape
CONNECTING SCHEMA
Learning about relationships
Wants to take the lid on and off, join things together, tye things up
SHOP OUR
PRODUCTS
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn.”
— Maria Montessori



Does your child like to pour and enjoys filling containers? Our pouring set offers a natural means to explore the enclosing and trajectory schema. Schemas are simply your child's natural desire to learn that helps them understand how things work. With the enclosing and trajectory schema, they're learning about space, volume, and movement.
WHAT YOU'LL GET:
(2) 5.5" x 3.5" x 2" solid Beech wood cups
(1) Fiber net
WHAT YOU’RE SUPPORTING:
Every purchase supports people with disabilities. Together with Goodwill of South Florida, we employ people with disabilities to help finish and assemble our products—giving them the opportunity to become contributing members of the community.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
Our wood products are finished and sealed with a food grade wax. You can safely apply coconut oil to the wood surface and wipe with a soft cloth. SEE HOW-TO VIDEO
DISCLAIMER:
As with natural products, there may be some slight discoloration, and variations in size and shape.