About Us
At Get Your Play On(line), we’re committed to supporting children through play. Since April 2020, we’ve been working to provide virtual play opportunities to children right from home. We have already evolved so much and we are adding more and more to our platform every day.
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Our Mission
Get Your Play On(Line) seeks to create fun, therapeutic activities, and live events, for children and their parents. Created and run by child life students, we strive to grow our organization and provide developmentally appropriate play for all kids.
Activities
We offer a variety of virtual play opportunities for children of all ages and abilities along with their families.
Activity Blog Posts
We are always uploading new and creative activity ideas to our blog. These activities range from art to science, cooking to sensory time and more!
Downloadable Resources
Browse from hundreds of free downloadable activity pages! From coloring to word puzzles and more!
Grab & Go Activities
Need an idea for an activity but don't know where to start? Check out our Grab & Go activities and pick out something you like! All you need is the supplies!
Live Events
Each week we host Live events on our Facebook page. Tune in for arts and crafts, science and wellness activities with our volunteers. Join live and comment to interact with the host or catch the recording after.
Private Events
Organize a virtual play date for your child and their friends or book us for a birthday party. We also provide collaborations with different organizations looking to run virtual activities for their members.
Tutorial Videos
Our volunteers are always coming up with new ideas for videos and ways to teach our viewers new things. We publish new videos each week and upload them to our YouTube channel.
Meet the Team
Our platform is managed by an amazing team!
Management
Leora Zomick, MS, CCLS
Founding Director
Leora is a certified child life specialist in New York. Leora has a strong background in working with children of all ages and abilities and coordinating activities. If Leora could be a cereal she would be any kind that comes with a prize inside because those are the most fun!
Mentors and Interns
Alexis Plumb, MSEd, CCLS
Mentor
Alexis is a certified child life specialist based in Florida who currently works at Nemours Children’s Hospital. In the more than three years of being a certified child life specialist, Alexis has done a variety of activities with children and families. If Alexis could be any sticker she would be positive word stickers (ex.- awesome!, great job!) because they can be used for many different projects and she loves encouraging others.
Volunteers
Our platform is completely volunteer-based. Our volunteers come from all over the United States and Canada.
Partner Organizations
We are glad to be able to partner with a variety of groups.
Beads of Courage
Content Creation
We are excited to partner with Beads of Courage and create content for their Sibling Booster Packets.