Remember our earlier post about uncles Daddies (Andy and Kelvin) and young kids musing about Dragon?
Video : That Dragon (龙) story is ready. We talk about our childhood memories, preserving heritage, making friends at playgrounds etc
Video credit : A group of students from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information in NTU (they are passionate about our heritage too)
For your dose of old playgrounds, do pop by our “2011 Project Playground” summary.
You will be able to dig out more photos, and links to other write-ups
Go visit some of the playgrounds, before they are gone forever.
A few Sundays ago, we pop by Toa Payoh’s Dragon playground with our friends from CheekieMonkies. Someone from NTU is doing their thesis project and they have decided to document the old playgrounds of Singapore
Not many families bring their young kids to the old playgrounds anymore, that could explain why Daddy Kelvin and Andy were involved (Read our Old Playgrounds exploration from 2011).
While the old men yak about their childhood memories and heritage, the kids are more interested on the slides
Daddy wonder what were the questions posed to the kids?
How would they relate to 30-years old playgrounds?
Would the kids prefer old or new playgrounds?
How would today’s kids define their own childhood memories?
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It is not all serious business, kids are free to roam around the Dragon’s lair
Remember how Xin use to hate the sand, she has grown more adventurous.
Video : With six kids around (+1 dozing Diva), Toa Payoh Playground is never QUIET !
Surprisingly, recording was very smooth, and we did not have any NGs :p
Look at the video above, kids even stockpile their own ammunition on the top of the Dragon! They will then ambush those walking below !
Thank you team NTU, for approaching our families. Besides sharing our passions about old playgrounds, the kids had fun in each other’s company.
During our two hours recording, we spotted at least 5 different groups (including families) dropping by the Dragon. Seems like our Old-School playgrounds are still getting a lot of attention
Reposting our Playground Memories from our old blog. In 2011, we covered 7 old-school playgrounds over a period of two months. Sadly some playgrounds has since been torn down….
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Daddy found this interesting article on Friday’s (07-Jan-2011) Straits Times Life section. He saw seven 30+ years old Playgrounds!
We got inspired, and ## Project Playground (PP) was born.
Sengkangbabies will be roaming these prehistoric playgrounds, before they are gone for good! Sadly, in Singapore, everything is build, tore down, and rebuild again in accelerated speed
Our Old-playground project is not only dedicated to the kids, but also to everyone who is young-at-hearts Yes, you!! The boys and girls born in the 70s and 80s. Feeling Nostalgic already?
#Playground 1 – Dragon – Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Blk 570
Kids start climbing the stairs and the Dragon’s guts.
Video : Exploration, slow and fast boys
Boys, do you realise this playground is nearly as old as your Daddy?
On hindsight, Daddy should arrange smallest one behind..
Sliding with Sengkangbabies are never boring ! Yi got angry keke.
Video : Even Daddy could not resist the slides !
How many kid have fond childhood memories of Dragon?
When will people start taking care of their own playgrounds and backyards?
The other newer playground.
2) As part of 2011 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival (arts), School of Hard Knocks had showcased their “playgrounds-collection” captured over the last few years.
Quoted from their Facebook Wall
~~ The playground was our school, imagination was our friend, lifes lessons were learnt through the bumps and bruises we gathered from knocking against those colourful, rock hard mosaic tiles ~~
3) The original playground blogger Justin Zhuang –> http://justrambling.sg/?p=1105, click to start navigating with his GPS playground map.
Follow our links to explore Singapore’s oldest playgrounds.
