Today we pushed the Nüdel Kart in a small SpelenmaaR parade to playground Tuindorp. The cart can be stored safely and dry this winter in the building of the playground . Super nice, such a cart in the living room does take up a lot of space :-) and , now children, accompanied by SpelenmaaR, can directly play with it.
The first try out was today. Pretty exciting, never before have we seen the Nüdel Kart in use. We unpacked the cart together with the children and then said “just play!” And so they did and we just observed and observed and observed and wondered all kinds of things.
Nüdel Questions
Don’t pieces get lost? Is it also fun for teenagers? What questions do the children come up with? Do we have to set rules beforehand? Can there really be 30 children playing at once?
Nüdel Answers
- Pieces get lost if you don’t pay attention for a moment. Know how many of each there is. Doing a lap around the grounds afterwards is a must.
- The nüdel is also fun for teenagers. A group of 10 year olds played superman with the cloths on the climbing frame.
- One girl asked “I made something but don’t know what it is…. do you?”
- Children of different ages can play with the Nüdel Kart at the same time. You do see that the little ones have to make do with, the at that time, less interesting things.
- It is necessary to agree in advance that we are all responsible for the parts and thus also together ensure that everything is put back into the cart when we finish playing.
- It is also necessary to agree not to hurt each other. Stick fights are allowed, so is throwing pits, but not just at random.
- There are only a few of some parts. For example, there is only one cart with wheels and there are “only” 24 connecting tubes. In short, scarcity. Some children quickly figure this out and start collecting everything or claim a part. We will play and observe more to see how we deal with that. You can play with 30 children with the Nüdel Kart but not all children can play with everything.
And such a try out also immediately raises new nüdel questions;
- The Nüdel Kart on a playground also means that children play with nüdel parts on the playground equipment. What is possible and what is not?
- How to deal with scarcity
It was a very successful afternoon that tasted like more!
