Team Play Days
"Play is the highest form of research"
- Albert Einstein
Set your out of office on and join us for a day of play!
Step away from routine tasks and into the outdoors that encourages laughter, connection, and a fresh perspective!
Our team days focus on wellbeing and team engagement through play, creativity and celebration - helping teams to improve communication and rediscover the joy of work!
While often associated with children, play is vital for adult wellbeing, emotional regulation, and collaboration.
What's included in the day
Foundations of Connection
- Understanding play in work relationships and teams
- The role of trust, curiosity, and creativity in effective collaboration
- The science of play: why it matters for stress, mood, and motivation
- Interactive reflections and guided discussion
Creative Collaboration
- Team-based play and problem-solving games
- Activities to nurture empathy, communication, and confidence
- Playful strategies for navigating stress, conflict, and burnout
- How to bring play into everyday life - at home and at work
For teams who want to:
- Strengthen team dynamics in a fun and meaningful way
- Reconnect after remote working, restructure, or significant change
- Foster a more inclusive and emotionally aware culture
- Support wellbeing and reduce burnout through proactive, playful approaches
- try new approches in creative problem-solving and collaboration
Play Day locations
- Heaton Park, Manchester
- The Island, Summerseat
To book or for information, email
training@communitree co.uk
or complete our contact form.

About Leanne
Leanne is a qualified Play Therapist, Forest School Leader, and Director of CommuniTree, an Ofsted-registered provider delivering therapeutic, nature-based education across woodland and farm settings in Greater Manchester. With over 10 years’ experience supporting children and families, her work integrates play therapy, Forest School practice, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed approaches.
Leanne is currently completing an MA in Practice-Based Play Therapy and developing a clinical research project exploring earth-based therapeutic interventions. As Designated Safeguarding Lead and senior leader, Leanne combines direct therapeutic practice with training delivery, programme development, and ethical leadership, creating learning environments that are relational, reflective, and grounded in best practice.
- MA Play therapy
- Postgrad Diploma Play Therapy
- Level 3 Forest School Leader
- Level 4 Training and Education
- Diploma Trauma-Informed Schools
- Nature-Based Practice
- MA in Ceramic Design and a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Crafts










