Deeply inspired by the Remida recycling centre and the Reggio Emilia schools in Italy, we collect and reuse discarded, rejected and unwanted materials and resources. These items are clean, safe, reclaimed materials that are used for children’s play, learning and development at Imagine…

It is an exciting, interesting and thought-provoking way to use materials that would otherwise most certainly go to landfill. It is a way of encouraging children to think about their environment and to consider the many creative possibilities for using the materials rather than to simply discard things they no longer want or use. Reusing and recycling is not an option any more, we have to do it!

We source materials from business and industry and we are very interested in everyday household materials that children are familiar with. We have a range of natural, recycled, found and donated materials along with interesting artefacts and other strange and wonderful inspiring pieces.