Student Leaders from Eagleby South State School are heading up an impressive community initiative to restore the best parts of childhood. They have designed and built a MONSTER LOOSE-PARTS ADVENTURE …

Student Leaders from Eagleby South State School are heading up an impressive community initiative to restore the best parts of childhood. They have designed and built a MONSTER LOOSE-PARTS ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND, not just for themselves, for all the children of the local area. It is a community backyard for children to gather and play. They call it ‘Joomunjie Land’.

What is Loose Parts Play? It is a type of play using items with no predetermined use in play. Such as anything natural, bits of timber, pallets, tyres, crates, water, dirt, shovels, ropes, pots and pans, and any other objects that have play-value.

This type of play is child-directed, meaning their actions are freely chosen and intrinsically motivated. For children this type of activity is highly creative, active, intrinsically motivating, constructive, social, cohesive and fun.

Pics and information courtesy of Australian Institute of Play