Are you a tinkerer? Tinkering, to most people, implies ‘messing about’ or playing with something: taking physical things apart, or making them, and not always with a set goal in… Read More
Learning By Tinkering
Tag: Play
Big Letter Hunt
Two two-year-olds were being pushed to the park when one of them pointed up and said: – ”Look, it’s an M’. I looked to where she was pointing, and there… Read More
Making Time and Space for Free Play in Early Childhood
Take a moment to reflect on what play means to you. What do you remember about playing as a child? What are the spaces that are still vivid in your… Read More
[Ottiya Play Issue] Letter from the Editor, Rufina Park
For many of us, the idea that learning and even education can be playful seems like a paradox. Despite the rise of project-based learning and student-centered teaching practices, we still… Read More
Compositional Tinkering in the Music Room
In this article, I explore if a music educator can and should think of composition as tinkering. Traditional compositional pedagogy may miss valuable and enjoyable learning experiences the tinkering process… Read More
Planning Daily Outdoor Play
Did you know that spending only 20 minutes outdoors everyday can have a huge positive impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children? Daily fresh air can… Read More
Designing Undetermined Spaces for Play
An Empty Field (Harappa) and An Amusement Park | Contradictions in planning a space for play There is a famous essay known among contemporary architects in Japan written by an… Read More
When Children and Adults Work Together on Playgrounds
We are Johan, Marcus and Freja, Grade 7 students who are Youth Reporters of the Capital of Children in Denmark. We interviewed designers at the Design School Kolding and the playground manufacturer… Read More
Food for Thought
Parents say, “don’t play with your food.” But have you ever considered food as art? Every week, grocery shopping is an essential activity for each family, and there is no… Read More
Playful Learning in Finnish Classrooms
Piia Martikainen: My motivation for using games and gamification in the classroom is to make learning engaging to those who might not otherwise be interested in learning. Today’s students are… Read More