About U.Me Play
I’m writing to share some news that has been a hard decision for our family and our business. After much reflection, we’ve decided to close orders for our open-ended toys and musical instruments for the foreseeable future.
This decision hasn’t come lightly. Over the years, it has been an absolute joy to support your family, your early childhood settings, and your children’s play journeys. Seeing you invest in building beautiful play and connection has been a privilege, and it’s always been our dream to grow alongside you.
However, as much as I adore this business and the community we’ve created, the demands of running an e-commerce store have made it increasingly difficult to balance with my most important roles, being present for my family and focusing on my true passion: providing support and education for families and early childhood professionals through my service-based offerings.
The toy side requires such a unique set of skills that I’ve had the opportunity to learn, but as it has grown, I have had to make choices about which ball I will set down as it has become impossible to keep them all in the air.
While we won’t be taking ongoing orders, we want to honour the connection and trust you’ve placed in us by offering one last pre-order, which will close at the end of February. This will be the final chance to grow your collection or secure the items you’ve had your eye on. We hope this allows you to finish what you may have started or bring something special into your home or classroom.
This isn’t goodbye forever, we’re keeping the door open for the possibility of returning in the future, but we can’t say when or if that will happen.
Education and support offerings including my Circle of Security Trainings can all be accessed via my new website elisedisher.com
If you’re part of an early childhood organisation with specific needs, please know that we will still accommodate large pre-orders and individual requests beyond February.
Please reach out directly if this applies to you.
This has been an incredibly emotional decision for us, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support, kindness and love you’ve shown our business.
I hope you’ll join us for this final pre-order. Let’s make it one to remember.
With love and gratitude,
Elise
Nothing has changed here, We're still so much more than a wooden toy store…
Our Mission
To create a movement in the way that we raise children both at home and in early learning spaces.
Our Vision
To improve the mental health outcomes of our next generation by empowering parents and early childhood professionals to follow their intuition, to always lead with love and to understand the scientific evidence that underpins responsive parenting and teaching approaches.
Our Brand
U.Me Play is centred on the important role that relationships play in our children’s lives. Without significant relationships, toys are simply toys. Our toys support play but are also designed to be used within a relationship.
Our courses give you the confidence to know that your parenting game is contributing in a positive way to your child’s experiences now and for the future.
What does U.Me Play stand for
Wondering what U.Me Play actually stands for? The ‘U’ is all about you and supporting you on your journey as a parent or educator, ‘Me’ is about the child and the child being the centre of everything we do and finally the ‘Play’ represents learning through play. Together, U.Me Play represents everything that I believe in - that all learning that happens in the early years of childhood occurs within the context of a loving relationship and a whole lot of play.