About Us

Hey there!

We're Renee & Giorgia. Possum Play Couch creators, best friends,
and imaginative play fanatics

Our Story

We grew up destroying our childhood sofas

We bet you did too, right? Pulling the cushions off, draping sheets to turn day into night, dragging all our soft toys in to be characters of our latest charade. When we started having lots of special kids in our own lives, we wanted them use the same level of imagination (and burn the same levels of energy) in their loungeroom play, without sacrificing the adult sofa.

As a new mum, Renee was looking for fun ways to encourage imaginative, screen-free play for her son, Finn, and as a godmother and aunt, Giorgia was constantly on the lookout for the ultimate kids gift.

So we decided to create furniture purpose-built for fun

We let our imaginations run wild and dreamt up the sofa of our childhood dreams... easily movable cushions, light enough to hoist overhead, sturdy enough to turn into a slide, big enough to share with multiple siblings. The full bells and whistles.

 

... and The Possum play sofa was born!

We designed the ultimate modular play sofa to live in lounge rooms, bedrooms, and playrooms and grow with your family. With infinite configurations, The Possum is flexible enough to be a jungle raft, rocket ship, or reading nook... whatever your kids dream up!

We can't wait to see what adventures the Possum Play Couch takes your family on!

What else we get up to

When we're not immersed in foam specs, shipping policies, or Instagram Stories, you can find us taking swims in the ocean (a Monday afternoon ritual), drinking hot cups of tea (no matter the temperature outside), and hosting dinner parties for family and friends from our homes.

We know it is a dream to build a business and life alongside your best friend, and we're appreciative of every moment doing it!

There's a few things we obsess over...

Designing to last

  • The Possum Play Couch is made to grow with your kids, taking the place of dozens of toys that clutter your house and that your kids are sick of within a week. Designed for years of everyday play!
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Inspiring imaginative play

  • The Possum is all about sparking the big imagination that lives inside every little kid. We love hearing about the builds, games and creations that your family has dream up
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Being squeal worthy

  • For everything we do at Possum Play we challenge ourselves to find ways to spark joy for you. From the obviously fun stuff (like launching new products and colours), to the less-fun stuff (like shipping policies) we're always asking ourselves what can we do to bring some happiness and play into your day.
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Not a fad, still having fun

My children were so excited when this arrived. I thought that would wear off but a couple of months in and they are still playing with it every day. Really good buy.

Hours of fun!

Such a versatile piece of furniture; works great as a sofa or chair but even better as a fort, a castle, a slide, teddy bears tent…

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I am very happy with this sofa. Kids have had so much fun building shapes and it's so comfy to sleep upon too. So good we have 2 in the family now 😂

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My daughter loves the play couch and 3 months later she still is not bored of it.
My husband agrees this is the best present I have ever purchased for her.

Great Investment

We bought the play couch for our young grandchildren and it’s a real hit. The imaginative play is a delight to see, especially when Dad plays too. The cushions create tents, forts, thrones, stages, cars and fire engines. Every day something else appears! Great idea and definitely saves the main couch!

Zen room

This is for my meditation room and grand kids when they come - perfect

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Planks Set
Hajar

very beautiful

hours of fun and entertainment!

my daughter loves her possum play couch! it allows our little adventurer to use her imagination and play independently in a safe but fun way! as a mum, I love that the covers are stain resistant and easy to clean, but they can also be removed to wash! we have the lilac colour and it's beautiful!

Best thing I have ever invested in for my kids! They use it every day as do I! It is so comfortable and allows for very creative play!
I have an 8 year old boy and an 8 month old girl and they both love it in different ways!

So much fun for hours

Our kids absolutely love their possum play couch! Always trying to create new builds. Their favourite is turning the couch into a hideaway. We don’t have a spare room so it’s nice to know we can turn the couch into a single style bed for the kids friends when they have sleepovers.

Play Couch

The gift for my children. Hours of play and with washable covers. Perfect

Possum Play Couch

Great item and the participants love it!

Love it!

After weeks of research on which of the many brands of play couch to buy, I’m so glad I chose the Possum Play couch. Not only are they the only brand where both the foam and cover is completely non-toxic, but the quality, deliver and customer service wise excellent! My 3 year old and 1 year old play on it everyday, then at night we snuggle up and read books on it. Love it!

Amazing product hours of play

The possum play is amazing and the kids are having sooo much fun with it. I was so surprised that it all fitted in the one box!!!

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Cylinder Set
Kate M.
Absolutely love it

My kids absolutely love there possum play couch it gets used every day by both of my kids especially my son with additional needs

Love it!

So great for the kiddies and so versatile!

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Was a tad bit delayed , but worth the wait . My son who is autistic absolutely loves it ! And so does my toddler . Really wish I waited and picked a darker colour . Am I able to purchase the covers ?

Hi lovely, so happy that your son is loving his Possum. Covers are available for purchase separately. Please let us know if we can help you with your colour selection.

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Samantha

amazing design, my son loves it, is always jumping around it, trying to move it ( he's 15months)

Comfortable and fun play couch

The kids love this, its super versatile, sturdy and comfortable. Definitely recommend for active, creative play. I think this will grow with the kids and get loads of use.

Beautiful colour. My baby loves crawling and climbing on the couch every day.

So versatile and good quality

I hadn't appreciated just how good the Possum Play Couch would be. My daughter uses it every day - building dens, jumping on it, making obstacle courses, and so on - plus it doubles up as extra seating in our living room for guests, and is super comfy used as a bed! We've used it for 'movie nights' downstairs many times now. We're so pleased we invested in a Possum Play Couch - such good quality and copes with everything we throw at it. I think even as my daughter gets older she will get a lot of use out of it.