Playground Ideas, Finalists: Not-for-Profit Technology Innovator of the Year ?
By Jeni Wilson How often have you been attending a community group, maybe with a bunch of kids, and you need something to entertain them while you wait? Or perhaps you have some siblings involved in group activities, and others are not? How often have you thought, ‘I could do that if there was a […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson All of these questions are from Children as the result of play • Why do people want things they don’t need? • How can I make a machine that sucks all the rubbish off the earth? • Do people in the bushfires need company? • Is everything we know proved by science? […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson Play comes naturally Remember play comes naturally to children. They want to play and are more than capable of entertaining themselves, sometimes for hours on end. It may come as a surprise, relief or disappointment that children can entertain themselves with minimal or no input from you. They CAN play without Playgrounds! Observe […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson Luckily, Creativity, Curiosity and Imagination are innate. However, these skills and dispositions, so highly regarded in preschools, are often neglected as children grow older. Teachers often complain about a crowded curriculum and therefore, in practice, the basics get priority. Play and other contexts for developing these skills and dispositions are the poor […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson. Play should be a fundamental part of learning. With rapidly changing technology and current health issues, direct social interactions have already been reducing. Anecdotally, teachers and parents frequently comment on children’s reduced ability to cooperate with others. They lack focus, empathy and resilience. They are simply not playing enough. These capabilities and more, […]
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