Playday 2015

Playday this year was FUN! We grabbed tyres, rope, netting, buckets and a slackline from the Shop of Possibilities and headed over to the green on Sceaux Gardens which has lots of amazing old trees - perfect for tree swings and climbing!

We started off on familiar ground with a good old tyre swing on our favourite tree...

But then moved onto the slack line, something we previously used as part of artist Lily Keal's sessions on Elmington estate, but the kids from The Shop of Possibilities hadn't tried it before...

We spread out across the space and set up more swings, and started working on a zip line...

The children starting trying out the slack line. Turns out it was pretty tricky! But they helped each other to get from one side to the other...

 

And tried to make it more 'risky'...

We also made a bucket swing...

 And a bucket zip line (thanks to playworker Josh's engineering skills!)

Then playworkers Cassandra and Josh helped the children to make a giant hammock. Here's what happened in Cassandra's words:

It all started off with Haddy (7) lying on a cushion that was over some thick rope that was tied around two trees to make a zip wire. Haddy then said “I want to make one of those things you lay on” so I said “What? A hammock?” and she said “YEAH” with so much excitement! So she went off to get the materials she needed to make her giant hammock.

 

She asked Josh to tie it around the trees but he was not quite tall enough to reach, so as a result, he lifted Haddy on to his shoulders to get the materials over the trees for him to tie it.

Once the hammock was made Haddy was happy with the end result and she was the first to try the hammock, but she then let other children have a go afterwards. In the end Haddy went off and Uche was in the hammock and Josh even got in with him! I started to push the both of them which, was a bit tricky at first but then I found an easier way of pushing both of them in the giant hammock which worked out well!

Such a fun afternoon! What did you all get up to for Playday?

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