The "play pod" containers have been set up at three primary schools in the South West in a bid to encourage children to play in imaginative ways.
Pupils are given free access to the contents of the play pods - which include items such as tyres, foam, dressing up clothes and cardboard boxes - to help them play in different ways and see whether or not encouraging imaginative play affects behaviour and learning in the school.
"We're looking at children's ability to play creatively and set their own agenda - we hope it will have a knock-on effect onchildren's health and classroom activity," explained Kirsty Wilson, play pods manager at the Children's Scrapstore charity in Bristol.
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