This week we launched our first ever Pop Up Playground session. The preparation for our event was quite troublesome; We had to carry cardboard boxes from different stores to Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House! Our goal was to gather 30 participants initially. However, this was not successful due to the lack of promotion. Nevertheless, Julie and I learned how to improve communication with children, preparation of materials and organization of our event through this experience. With reflection and plans to improve our project, we feel positive to launch our next session in the upcoming week. Special shout out to Randy, Bella and Jenna!
This week we started to to plan for fine details of pop up playground event. We had to contact Vancouver Park Board admin to register our use of Brewers Park. The admin directed us to fill out forms on their websites. We also contacted Maylen who is the coordinator of New Westminster Neighbour house; She previously completed a Pop Up playground. Most importantly, we are thrilled to gather materials needed for our project. Boxes, plastic magnifier, straws, cardboards can all be effectively used in a Pop up playground. Like Kelly said, the possibilities are endless. So stay tune, What Are Those? For the past week, Julie and I worked together on our group project— Pop Up playground. At first, we were unfamiliar with idea of pop up playground since we had little background knowledge about this DIY project. Planning agenda, contacting volunteers and designing our website, we were overwhelmed by the preparation of a youth project. Luckily, Randy, our volunteer mentor guided us patiently through this process. After hours of research on DIY playground, we became more confident and familiar with our project. During this first week, we found the value of group work— collaborating work could multiple the effectiveness of our project. |
Ivy & Julie
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