Map of the Play Trail.

Title: Play Trail - Te Kōrero Tākaro I Stories of Play

Description: Visit, listen and have a go playing on the Te Kōrero Tākaro I Stories of Play Ōtautahi Play Trail in the Christchurch Central City. The play stations will be up in the city and available for the public to use until the end of May.

What to Expect:

• Fun and Games: join in and have a go at some traditional games. A Snakes and Ladders board has been installed out The Piano on Armagh Street, a marbles game outside the Christchurch Art Gallery and in the Arts Centre you can watch a video installation features Chapteh from Malaysia and Singapore and hacky sack from Aotearoa and play the Fijian game of Pani at The Commons (on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets).

• Engaging Stories: Audio collected through community-based interviews is available to listen to via QR codes installed alongside the games or here on the Te Kōrero Tākaro I Stories of Play webpage. You’ll hear the origins of Snakes and Ladders as an Indian game to teach morality and memories of playing Pani Fiji and marbles in seven different countries.

• Share your Memories: This project also invites participants to share their own memories of play via an online interview and file upload portal.

Who Should Attend: Everyone! Take your whānau/family and friends and a playful attitude to the trail!

Additional Details:

• Cost: All games and audio are free.

• Venue and parking: There is no parking available for this event.

• Contact: Holly Griffin, Manager InCommon, kiaora@incommon.org.nz

Note: This trail is organised by Gap Filler, Our Stories Project and InCommon, a community organisation that encourages people to reach out across cultures and faiths to make Canterbury a place where everyone feels they belong.