Parents often use Toronto’s Wading Pools as training ground for bike ride training.
The painted lines which define my Wading Pool Labyrinths often become Lanes which kids learn to navigate . . .
Parents often use Toronto’s Wading Pools as training ground for bike ride training.
The painted lines which define my Wading Pool Labyrinths often become Lanes which kids learn to navigate . . .
Gil,
Honoured to hear my Labyrinths have become part of your kids’ childhood !
The various labyrinths of @HiMYSYeD have, collectively, kept my kids busy for many hours over the years. pic.twitter.com/8jmMq4aAE8
— Gil Meslin (@g_meslin) 24 July 2019
Children exploring Labyrinth I chalked in Withrow Park where the paths meet . . .
In addition to wading pools becoming Labyrinths because I paint them there,
Many neighbourhood Wading Pools also perform triple-duty as Velodromes for Tricycles . . .
“At Embodied~Play,
one of the common experiences we have is to approach our own edges,
not just the children, but also the adults.
What are we comfortable with?
What newness can we try today?
What do we need to approach this edge?
Do we need trust, autonomy, spotting, space, slowness, a hand held, a watching eye, a team?
Each child has different edges,
and so this is where a flexible container really helps,
and where structured activities or one site-fits-all rules can really be a disservice to our children’s learning.
Embodied play, big impact, exploring space and our own boundaries, trusting our bodies and our judgement.”
This image captures a bit of everything. . .
Images and captions like this one reassure me that the Labyrinths I make and place around the city are important and appreciated . . .
School Garden Program, Sprouting Chefs, brought their class to the Vancouver Public Labyrinth . . .
Cool!
Ice water temperatures in the Wading Pool in Christie Pits Park in Toronto.
Appreciate these images as I can see how the colours of the concentric circles of my Wading Pool Labyrinth are doing.
The purples are okay, yet the Red ones, which were closer to Orange when last I re-painted them, really needs refreshing.
More work for me when I’m back in T.O.!
And I’m happy to do it!