In Term 3, we played the outdoor version of Flight of Pollen, on the court, at St Anne’s School, Manurewa.
Pollinators collected pollen and transported it to hula-hoop flowers; pollen crawled through one hoop, then another, to the base of the flower; ripening time was spent playing touch-tag; and then pollinators became berry eaters and seed blowers. The winning team, DAY / NIGHT, collected the most seeds & berries.
WILD!
From there we went indoors, and played a truncated boardgame. Which game was best – indoor or outdoor? Opinion among the students was roughly divided in half.
Both versions were ‘nearly’ as good as Cloak of Protection. Which was high praise indeed – they’re mad about my first game, and play it at every opportunity!!
Events
Upcoming Events
Otari Event 12th and 13th March 2019
Arihia (pictured) worked on a version, based on Flight of Pollen. With the able assistance of the Otari School Bush Guides, over the two days, and with students from 8 schools, we played it a total of 14 times.
Showing great persistence, the Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui Facilitors, have been working (with me), on a LARP (Live Action Role Play) version of the game, for quite a while.
We played at Otari Wiltons Bush, on the Troup lawn. Surrounding the lawn is a botannical ‘zoo’ containing the forest that once covered much of Wellington. Only one percent of native forest remains on the Wellington peninsula.
and half of that surrounded us(!)
While we ‘pollinated’ on the lawn, flying insects checked us out. And, as part of the event, students also saw pollen and gecko skin under microscope.
Feedback from students and teachers: ‘ I didn’t know that pollinators had to work so hard!’, ‘fun’, ‘exciting’, and ‘let’s play it back at school’
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Market Day
Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, CBD, Wellington
Saturday 1 December 2018 11:00am – 3:00pm
Plus find Cloak of Protection & Flight of Pollen in their retail store
Hopper Home Eco Shop
opens Friday 16 & Saturday 17 November, 11 Hopper Street, Te Aro, Wellington.
Stocking Cloak of Protection and Flight of Pollen. Find us there!
Flight of Pollen session tomorrow
If you’re interested contact me and I’ll send you the details.
Fun-fun!
Counter Culture, next event
because it’s a great place to play games! And because it’s the beginning of the school holidays. . .
Sunday 30 September 1-4pm
$5 entry (food and drink available for purchase)
We’re playing Flight of Pollen with KCC (Kiwi Conservation Club) 10 years++. But there’s plenty of games there for all ages!!
Please RSVP to me on the contact form, so we have an idea of numbers. All welcome. Come, seed our forest anew!
Counter Culture Board Game Cafe
211 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Flight of Pollen. Session. Counter Culture
6 pm. Wednesday 8 AUGUST
Get on board with a session at:
Counter Culture Board Game Cafe
211 Victoria Street, Te Aro
$5 entry to cafe, food & beverages available
The place is SO worth a visit. 600+ games, helpful staff. . .
at the NZAEE conference
in April, environmental educators gathered in Wellington for the annual NZAEE conference. On the Thursday evening, while some went off on a night-tour of Zealandia (and saw kiwi) we played games! Kakariki Games.
LEARN to play EVENTS
FLIGHT OF POLLEN:
Otari-Wilton’s Bush Information Centre, WELLINGTON
SUNDAY 15 April 2pm
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, KAPITI COAST
TUESDAY 17 April 1pm
Zealandia (for attendees of NZAEE Conference ONLY)
THURSDAY 19 April 8.30pm
Stonefields, AUCKLAND (contact me for more details)
SUNDAY 29 April 2pm
Under the Story Tree
We’d love to see you under the Story Tree, says Tanya Batt, at Whakanewha Regional Park, for our January environmental storytelling programme.
Tanya and her cohorts were testers for Flight of Pollen. I’ve just done a quick trip back to Waiheke Island to play the finished game with her. There I was treated like a queen – even sleeping in her big red story bus!
The world of insects & other things that creep & leap; we’re going on a bug hunt; pollinator power; day wings, night sings; what’s the buzz; meet me under the story tree; creep, crawl – dance & sing
That’s the pollinator programme that will be under the story tree on Waiheke Island this January.
To make a booking email storycentre@gmail.com