We happened upon a giant camera. That is what the kids called it anyway. There it was, rainbow colored and bigger than life. Big enough to climb inside of and walk around in. Right there in the middle of the park that we go to every day.
It was a kid magnet and we had to check it out of course. Situated right in front of this "camera" was a toy chest full of fun. All for the public use. There were big kids, little kids, grown up kids and babies even digging into this toy chest and playing.
From what I could gather of this public play station that it was somewhat of a living and traveling work of art. Maybe not art, but a public experiment of sorts. Give folks free reign of toys and let them play.
We stayed for hours trying to master a cylindrical toy that we could spin on a string. The aim was to throw the cylinder in the air and catch it again, which none of could really get the hang of, but we sure had fun trying. We also tried out the spinning disks and jump ropes.
What a great idea. Just for fun, bring toys out and let people play. At first you could see the hesitance on the faces of the parents, was this okay to use? Who did these things belong to? As far as I could see there was no one in particular in charge. But the kids never hesitated for a second. See toys, play!
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