365 Invitations to Play | Preschool Activities for Home

A year of play ideas, with room for your child to lead.

365 Invitations to Play is a 429-page collection of child-led play invitations for ages 3-5, created by Dr. Michelle Peterson. Everyday materials become starting points for investigation, storytelling, movement, making, and connection—without dates, deadlines, or a required order.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• 365 play invitations organized across 52 themes.

• Three optional questions with every invitation—1,095 prompts in all.

• Custom, activity-specific illustrations.

• Linked contents and PDF bookmarks so you can start anywhere.

• A Read Me with printing, safety, and terms-of-use guidance.

Each invitation offers a clear setup, an idea to follow, and room for the child to decide what happens next. Repeat favorites, skip around, and let the plan change.

FOR FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS

Use at home or with one educator and their enrolled classroom families. These are flexible play ideas, not worksheets to complete or a developmental assessment. An adult supervises every invitation and chooses materials appropriate for the child.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

One 429-page US Letter PDF plus a Read Me. Browse digitally and print only the invitation pages you want at Actual Size or 100%. No physical item is shipped.

One purchase covers one household or one educator and their enrolled classroom families. You may print or privately share these PDFs with those families. Other educators need their own licenses. Do not resell, publicly post, or redistribute outside that group.

This resource is educational and does not replace individualized medical, developmental, or therapeutic advice. Illustrations are custom scenes created with AI assistance and human art direction.