Let's play.
We travel around playing with strangers, testing ridiculous ideas and relearning how to have fun in public. When we find something worth bringing home, it lands in the Toy Chest.
Life's better when we play. ✦
We take play very seriously.
Ourselves, less so.
We're Matthew and Colleen. We wander into new places, invite real people to try something ridiculous and film what happens. Sometimes everyone joins. Sometimes nobody does. Either way, we're learning what helps grown-ups loosen up, connect and feel alive again.
Show the world how to come out and play.
Come Play Labs is our home base for relearning play: the games we try, the people who teach us, and everything we find along the way. Almost everyone's out of practice. We definitely were. Nobody should be.
We wander. We engage. We play.
Three steps. Zero dignity required. And one rule: if it feels right, we do it.
We wander
New cities, strange places, and anywhere people look like they could use a little trouble.
We engage
We meet real people, ask them to take a small social risk, and see who says yes. It works far more often than you'd think.
We play
We test games, objects, and ridiculous ideas to find out what actually creates joy and connection. Then we document all of it.
Watch us figure it out.
The experiments, the awkward first invitations, the strangers who surprise us. The feed gets everything first, and the best of it lands in The Playpen.
Played first. Sold second.
We don't sell something because it looks good in a catalog. We play with it first. If it consistently creates connection, laughter, or a little harmless chaos, it may earn a place in the Toy Chest.
Get on the Play List.
New play experiments, ridiculous dares, people worth meeting, and the occasional discovery we can't stop thinking about.