Friday, April 10, 2009
Materials
We've used Styrofoam for the base of the playground as our elements would be easily inserted in.
We've used toothpicks at the bottom of most of the elements as it is sharp enough to poke through the styrofoam. ( Reduced - Cut into half)
We've used ice-cream stick for some parts of the elements as it is colourful and easy to deal with. (Re-used)
We've used toilet roll for the slide as it originally have the shape of the slide. (Recycled)
Hamster wheel - Reused
Small container - Recycled
Cardboard - Reused
als
We've used toothpicks at the bottom of most of the elements as it is sharp enough to poke through the styrofoam. ( Reduced - Cut into half)
We've used ice-cream stick for some parts of the elements as it is colourful and easy to deal with. (Re-used)
We've used toilet roll for the slide as it originally have the shape of the slide. (Recycled)
Hamster wheel - Reused
Small container - Recycled
Cardboard - Reused
als
How our playground satifies children who have emotional trauma
Our elements have features that let them vent their anger (Flying fox), buildng up their confidence(Trampoline with basetball board), teaching them how to trust others (maze), teaching them that they cannot be easily hurt (slide with balls), colourful, which are what the emotional trauma children need the most, according to our research and knowledge.
Venting anger, would let them pour their thoughts and feelings out. Building their confidence can let them try new things, picking themselesup from where they fall. Trusting others can be another form of allowing them to pour their problems to others, making them feel better and they need trust to get on with life. Some of them are deeply hurt, telling them that they wont get hurt so easily can allow them to understand that their previous experience do not happen all the time.
From these features, they will feel better, brightening up their mood and changing their thought of life. This will help them largely.
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