Play Pieces: July 2015

Happy Playday everyone! As we celebrate the importance of children's right to play, let's look back at lots of playful things that have happened throughout the last month at the Shop of Possibilities.

It's been hot, so we got the water out...

...and tipped it everywhere!

We made a giant hammock

Gave our playworkers a challenge with the trolley

Had pillow fights

Made bamboo sculptures

Had more pillow fights... in trolleys!

Experimented with candles and matches

We had a rest in the tyres...

...and a tea break round the tables

Made a tricky obstacle course

Hung out in a bin

Played with a periscope

Sawed some wood

Got pulled around in a tyre...

...then got Lily to pull us around in a tyre!

And finally we had a lie down in a castle!

Now we're off to play with rope, netting, tyres and trees. What will you all be doing for Playday?

Trolleys

We've been brought a few 'donations' lately from a couple of the children, and the new additions have been the highlight for the last few weeks. I don't blame them, being driven around in a shopping trolley is a lot of fun! I remember getting told off when I was younger for pushing the trolley too fast in the supermarket, so I can understand the fascination and the sheer joy of being able to run around with them!

Different day, same idea:

Netting

A lovely sunny session on Elmington estate with lots of simple materials - just tarpaulin, netting and rope. The photos below show lots of the play that happened throughout the session.

Almost a Water Slide

A water slide (piece of shiny fabric covered in water) is the focus of today's blog post. I'm not sure if it worked as the kids intended it to, but they certainly had a lot of fun setting it up, pouring the water and then attempting to skid along it.

 

Play Pieces: June 2015

We love it when the weather gets better so that we can be outside all the time! Here's what we got up to while enjoying the warmer climate throughout June:

We jumped over stuff

Set up more tyre swings...

...and a hammock!

Squished our faces

Took our slide outside

Played dodgeball with the Sceaux Gardens TRWA kids club

Got trapped in some clothes airers

Made a type of tunnel

Hung out in a giant box

Made a shelter (although the kids preferred the swing!)

We put seeds in a bucket of water...

...and then shoved our face in to get a closer look!