Tuesday 31 January 2012

Rolla Derby

This month we have witnessed a new fab down here at the playground - rolla skating, our children are hook!
Just before we closed for the Christmas break we had a small donation of a couple of pairs of rolla-skates. Since then nearly every week the supply of skates have grown. 


Lots of children who have never skated before are mastering it although learning to fall over without hurting themself has been a huge learning curve. Not so long ago a mother of a child who has a disability was surprised and amazed her daughter was able to skate around the playground. She shared that she had not thought this was something her daughter could manage or enjoy, little did she know what a brilliant skater her daughter was, this young girl was really fearless and willing to give it a go, turned out to be a real pro in the end!


Another boy aged 11 had been watching the children for a few days skate around and didn't really show any interest in joining in, then one day he put on a pair of skates and had a go. He shared with one of the playworkers that he didn't understand what all the fuss was about until now - yes he has the bug  and 'yep I get it' he shouted as he whizzed by.

Over a few days our play hut has spontaneously been turned into a rolla rink with a rolla disco atmosphere.

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