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"Can you imagine your kid’s frustration, when you tell them they can’t go to an
adventure playground? The foot stomp. The immortal: “But all my friends are
going!”
But The Yard, in New York City, uses real hammers and nails, you think. It’s
made entirely from junk. Bits of old wood. Spare bicycle tyres. Metal ladders.
Pallets. Parents aren’t even allowed in. And you have to sign a liability
waiver for your children. Then there are saws. Proper hand saws. Who gives
those to kids?!
Yoni Kallai for starters. As the head playworker at The Yard, he cheerfully
hands out saws and numerous other tools to children every week. Then they can
get busy building, exploring, destroying, whatever they want. It’s their play
space."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
