Sunday, April 05, 2009
Playground Project 2
1. Elements that should be in the playground
- Balloons, to make the children happy
- Bridge, it is connected to the novel
- Bench, for the children or their parents to rest and chat
- Slide, to make the children happy
- Swing, to make the children forget about all their fear when they are swinging
- See-saw, to make the children have interaction with other children
- Hobbyhorse, to get away from their fear while rocking on it
- Merry-go-round, to make the children have interaction
- Net to climb on, to make them exercise and improve blood circulation
- Painting board, so that children can express themselves and beautify the environment at the same time
- Tree house, to connect with the novel and can have children to relax themselves while enjoying the scenery
- Garden, to make children relax themselves, and nature makes people happy
- Musical instruments, to have music, music makes people happy, the instrument are also percussion, so that children can play it even if they do not have the skills
- Music in the background, this is hidden in the flowers, and they are actually speakers, which plays classical music, and acts like a pacemaker, which can help in their recovery
- Plastic shelter, so that the children still can play when it is raining
2. Special elements in the playground
- No sharp things in the playground, to avoid them getting hurt, which will cause blood
- No red coloured things in the playground, as it reminds them of blood
- Music, which causes them to relax, and acts as a pacemaker
3. Rough sketch of the playground
4. Main Feature
Explanation:
The tree is somewhere the children can pin their hopes or dreams on the tree. This will encourage them to conquer their fears, and have dreams. As Terabithia is a land of dreams, this tree will be very important.
5. Worksheet on things that we've learnt about our Target group (Children that suffers from blood phobia)
Facts:
- It causes fainting, which is uncommon in most other fears
- Can be caused by direct or vicarious trauma in childhood or adolescence
- There is also genetic components to it
How to help them:
- Applying tension to muscles in an effort to increase blood pressure
- Pacemakers to make them feel clam and relaxed
(Research source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_phobia#cite_note-5)
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