Join the Play for Play Challenge

What if a football match, dance-off, quiz night or treasure hunt could help create play-based learning opportunities for children and young people?

That’s exactly what Play for Play is all about.

This fun and flexible fundraising challenge invites schools, universities, workplaces, community groups and families to come together, celebrate the power of play, and raise funds for EduSpots’ community-led learning spaces across Ghana.

Whether you’re passionate about sport, music, creativity or games, every playful challenge you take on helps expand opportunities for learning, leadership and connection.

Sign-up for more information here today.

Your Six-Step Play for Play Quest

1. Build Your Team

Gather friends, classmates, colleagues or family members and create your own fundraising team. Give yourselves a memorable name and decide who will lead different parts of your challenge.

2. Discover EduSpots and the Power of Play

Start by watching our launch video and learning how play supports children and young people to develop confidence, creativity, leadership and lifelong learning skills.

3. Choose Your Challenge

Select one of our suggested activities or create something completely original. The only rule is that it should bring people together through play.

4. Plan and Share

Organise your event, invite participants and spread the word using our fundraising resources and promotional materials.

5. Play and Fundraise

Take on your challenge, enjoy the experience and encourage supporters to donate in support of EduSpots’ work expanding play-based learning and youth leadership.

6. Celebrate!

Share photos and stories from your challenge, learn more about play with EduSpots, receive certificates and awards, and celebrate the difference you’ve made together.

Need Inspiration? Here Are Six Playful Ways to Fundraise

? Play Through Sport

Bring people together through movement and teamwork.

Ideas include:

• Organise a World Cup-inspired six-a-side football tournament.
• Host a teachers versus students volleyball, netball or dodgeball match.
• Run a penalty shoot-out challenge: can anyone beat the headteacher?
• Plan a colour run, fun run or obstacle course.

? Play Through Drama and Dance

Turn creativity into community action.

You could:

• Write and perform an original play.
• Lead a drama workshop or improv session.
• Organise a dance-off or your own version of Strictly Come Dancing.
• Host a silent disco packed with music and movement.

? Play Through Music

Celebrate performance and participation.

Why not:

• Organise a music play-off featuring bands, singers, DJs or choirs.
• Hold a Playathon and see how long your community can keep the music going.
• Run a karaoke competition or lip sync battle.
• Create lunchtime student busking spots around your school or campus.

? Play Through Games

Perfect for all ages and abilities.

Ideas include:

• A board games café or giant Twister tournament.
• A quiz night using Kahoot or other interactive games.
• Mini Olympics packed with fun team challenges.
• A treasure hunt or escape-room adventure.

? Play Through Creativity

Celebrate imagination and innovation.

You could organise:

• A talent show.
• A cardboard tower or marble run competition.
• A LEGO building challenge.
• A play-themed bake-off or cake decorating contest.

? Or Create Your Own!

The best Play for Play challenges are often the most original. If it encourages creativity, connection and joyful participation, we’d love to see it.

The Transformative Impact of Your Fundraising

Every game played, every challenge completed and every donation raised helps expand access to joyful, community-led learning.

Here’s what your fundraising could achieve:

• £50 (doubled to £100) could place a tablet into the hands of a future coder or digital creator.
• £100 (doubled to £200) could support a local Catalyst to attend a play-based leadership training academy.
• £250 (doubled to £500) could equip a Spot with a laptop, WiFi and projector kit for active learning sessions.
• £500 (doubled to £1,000) could help transform a classroom into a vibrant community learning and resource hub.
• £1,000 (doubled to £2,000) could enable EduSpots to develop a new series of educational animations inspired by local stories.
• £2,000 (doubled to £4,000) could help establish an entirely new community-led Spot where children and young people can learn, lead, play and thrive together.

Double Your Impact with The Big Give

Between 1st and 8th December 2026, donations made through the Big Give Campaign will be doubled, allowing every pound raised to have twice the impact.

Supporters can also donate throughout the year via our Raisely page or by bank transfer.

One Big Goal

Together, we’re aiming to raise £150,000 over the next year to help 50 more community-led Spots join the EduSpots network.

Every challenge, every participant and every donation brings us one step closer to creating more places where children and young people can learn, lead, play and thrive together.

Will you join the Play for Play movement?

Email Jennifer Mensah at jmensah@eduspots.org today!