4 ways local councils can support children in their community

Local councils play a critical role in providing services and support to their communities. From children's services to early childhood education, maternal health, and placemaking, local councils are tasked with creating safe, vibrant, and inclusive environments for their residents. To achieve this goal, councils need innovative, reliable, cost effective and robust resources that can support their work and help them meet the diverse needs of their communities. One such resource is the Nüdel Kart, a mobile resource that offers a range of benefits to local councils and their residents.

The Nüdel Kart creates an instant highly stimulating play and learning space that is not only fun and engaging but can be used for a range of activities, including community engagement, play-based learning, holiday programs, for farmers markets, creative activities and much more. Nüdel Kart is a community-positive addition anywhere children gather. The Kart is designed to support a range of skills, including problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. It can be used in a range of settings, indoor and outdoor, including playgrounds, public spaces, and community centres, and can be endlessly customised to meet the specific needs of a particular community.

1. Children's services, early childhood and kindergarten programs

One of the key benefits of including a Nüdel Kart in local council services is the positive impact it can have on children's services, early childhood education, and kindergarten programs. The Kart is an ideal tool for promoting play-based learning, which is widely recognized as an effective way to support children's development and learning. By providing children with a safe, social, engaging, and fun environment to learn and explore, the Kart can help to support their cognitive, social, and emotional and all-over development.

2. Maternal health and family services

The Kart can be used to create a safe and supportive space for mothers, carers, allies and families to connect and engage with each other, share rich hands-on bonding experiences that help to build life strong bonds with their children. The Kart promotes positive parenting and healthy family relationships and as a result; is magnetic to parents and families and a great way to attract them to the council's various resources and support services by providing a welcoming and inclusive space for families to connect and engage.

3. TOY LIBRARIES AND PLAYGROUNDS

Toy libraries and playgrounds are also areas where the Nüdel Kart can be used to great effect. The Kart can be used to create a range of play-based activities and experiences that can be customised to suit the needs and interests of different children and communities. By providing a range of engaging and fun activities, the Kart can help to promote physical activity, social interaction, and cognitive development, while also supporting the development of important life skills such as problem-solving and creativity.

4. Placemaking And Community Activation

In terms of placemaking and community activation, the Nüdel Kart offers a range of benefits to local councils. By providing a mobile and flexible space, the Kart can be used to support community-based initiatives and events, such as community markets, festivals, and fairs or to attract families to complete a park survey for example. The Kart can be configured to suit the specific needs of a particular community space by adding or removing certain pieces for different sized spaces or for different aged children and can be used to promote community engagement, creativity, and collaboration.

Another important benefit of the Nüdel Kart is that its purchase support local business through its procurement. The Kart helps to promote economic development and support local jobs and industries. Profits also support the local charity Playground ideas with impacts locally and internationally.

In conclusion, the Nüdel Kart offers a range of benefits to local councils and their communities. From supporting children's services and early childhood education to promoting placemaking and community activation, the Kart can be used in a range of settings to support a range of activities and initiatives. By providing a mobile, flexible, and customisable workspace, the Nüdel Kart can help local councils to create safe, inclusive, and engaging environments for their residents, while also supporting important life skills such as problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

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Inside the Nüdel Kart:
340 play pieces
For up to 30 children
Perfect for a whole class
Children 3-12 years

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Inside the Nüdel Rover:
140 play pieces
For up to 8 children
Perfect for small groups
Children 1-12 years (For professional use only)

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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH NÜDEL

THE POWER OF LOOSE PARTS PLAY

Loose Parts is simply a name for stimulating materials that children can manipulate in endless ways. Through this process they learn the foundational principles of how the world works. Loose parts are open ended and reusable in an infinite number of ways. Unlike other educational resources that can sit unused, Nüdel resources allow children to have a different learning experience everyday without losing interest, making it a smart investment over the long term.

It is precisely because of their open-endedness that loose parts engage the highest forms of thinking and interaction such as creativity, problem solving, social skills and emotional intelligence. Loose parts play and Nüdel resources support STEM learning through authentic engagement in real world challenges.

Loose parts are also excellent for psycho-social support for children from traumatised and disadvantaged backgrounds allowing them to express themselves in a safe, open ended and creative environment.

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NÜDEL KART INCURSIONS

WOULD YOU LIKE OUR TEAM TO BRING A NÜDEL KART TO YOU?

SESSIONS
Our most common program consist of
3 x 90 minute facilitated sessions over a day.
We can tailor programs for schools, holiday programs, after school care...even weddings and birthday parties!

SIZE
The incursion accommodates up to 30 children per session.

For an additional cost larger groups can be catered for with more Nüdel Karts.

FOCUS
The sessions can be focused around ‘Free Play’ (most popular), prototyping, and building, to performing arts.

The options are endless and our team will be flexible to suit your needs.

DELIVERING STEM AND 21st SKILL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PLAY BASED LEARNING

A full day includes 3 x 90 minute sessions for Metropolitan and Regional Victorian locations.
Half, single, multi day or full term incursions are available.

STARTING AT $6/CHILD

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The video above features the Nüdel Kart prototype.

WE ARE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Nüdel Kart is a social enterprise created by Playground Ideas, a non-profit organisation with 10 years of global experience designing and building playgrounds. 100% of the profits go towards creating stimulating play spaces for children around the world. As of 2021 we have supported more than 4700 projects, across 143 countries, impacting an estimated 2.3 million children. Nüdel Kart was designed by Playground Ideas founder, Marcus Veerman and children's product designer, Emma Ribbens. Read more >

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*The Nüdel Rover is suitable for children 1-12 years but requires active professional supervision and risk assessment. The Nüdel Rover can be configured in millions of different ways and so might present different risks and hazards to different ages of children, with varying levels of competency and development.