An Chúirt Dathanna
The Colour Court was created by the local community, The Colour Club, Arklow Town Team and Wicklow County Council. The idea came from the Covid pandemic. I spent a lot of time walking around the duck pond and Kynoch Park with my kids every day and thought that the old car park was a bit of a waste and could be reused as a play area.
Playgrounds are very expensive to install so instead I thought of painting a design so that kids and adults could play in their own way, create games and have fun together. Colour is so powerful and can make the dullest day so much brighter!
If you want to help with the court, contact @kynochparkarklow on Facebook.
Chruthaigh daoine ón gceantar áitiúil in aonach le The Colour Club an Cúirt Dathanna, le cabhair ó foirenn Bhaile an Inbhir Mhóir agus Comhairle Contae Chill Mhantáin. Tháinig an smaoineamh chun cinn le linn an Phaindéim Covid. Bhí cónaitheoir áitiúil ag siúl timpeall Kynoch Park lena pháistí gach lá agus shíl siad gur cur amú é an seancharrchlós agus d’fhéadfaí é a nathúsáid mar áit spraoi.
Tá clóis súgartha an-chostasach agus mar sin smaoinigh sí ar phéinteáil deareadh ionas go bhféadfadh páistí agus daoine fásta súgradh ina slí féin, cluichí a chruthú agus spraoi a bheith acu le chéile.
Tá cumhacht ag dathanna agus is féidir leis an lá úfasach a fháil níos gile le dathanna!
más mian leat a bheith páirteach i gcabhrú leis an gcúirt, téigh i dteagmháil le @kynochparkarklow ar Facebook
Bain taineamh as bheith ag spraoi!
Basketball
Bring your ball and have a bounce! Show your basketball skills and drills on the court.
Cispheil
Tabhair leat do liathróid agus bíodh preab agat! Taispeáin do chuid scileanna cispheile agus druileanna ar an gcúirt.
Football
Free for everyone. The court is great for playing football. You can create your own ball games using certain colours as targets. Try kicking from the rainbow into the middle of the sun for target practice!
Peil
Saor in aisce do chách. Tá an chúirt go h-iontach chun peil a imirt. Is féidir leat do chluichí liathróide féin a chumadh ag úsáid dathanna áirithe mar sprioc. Bain triail as ciceáil ón bogha báistí isteach go lár na gréine le haghaidh cleachtadh bualadh an targaid!
Rainbow Racing Game
Everyone loves a rainbow! The children created this one – they are always racing over the colourful path of the rainbow. You can make up your own version too, and maybe try jumping on one foot to the colour that is being called out!
Cluiche Rásaíocht Rainbow
Is breá le gach einne bogha báistí! Cruthaigh páistí an cheann seo – bíonn páistí i gcónaí ag rásaíocht thar an gcosán ildaite atá ag an bogha báistí. Is féidir leat do leagan féin a dhéanamh suas freisin, agus b’fhéidir triail a bhaint as leimt ar chos amháin go dtí an dath atá á glaodh amach!
Sun Studio
With the sun in the center to remind us that there is always hope with each new day, this is an outdoor studio perfect for dance, fitness, and yoga classes. It is for everyone to use and enjoy!
Stiúideo na Gréine
Leis an ghrian ina lár chun cur i gcuimhne dúinn go mbíonn dóchas ann i gcónaí le gach lá nua, seo stiúideo faoin aer, tá sé foirfe do ranganna rince, aclaíochta agus ióga. Ta sé le haghaidh gach duine le húsáid agus taitneamh a bhaint as!
Old School Games
Use your imagination to play games like…
The sun, the sun, the moon (duck, duck, goose) where everyone sits on a sunbeam and the person ‘on’ runs around tapping people on the head saying “sun, sun, and moon” and they have to chase the person!
Another great one is Dodgeball to play on the court using the centerline, with one team on each side.
Line tag is another game that kids love to play, where the person ‘on’ has to chase people but only running on the lines!
Sean cluichí Scoile
Bain úsáid as do shamhlaíocht chun cluichí a imirt mar…
An ghrian, an ghrian, an ghealach (lacha, lacha, gé) ina suíonn gach duine ar gha gréine agus an duine ‘ar’ ag rith thart agus ag cnagadh ar dhaoine ar a cheann ag rá “grian, grian agus gealach” agus iad ag iarraidh ar an duine dul sa tóir orthu!
Ceann iontach eile é Dodgeball le himirt ar an gcúirt ag baint úsáide as an lárlíne, le foireann amháin ar gach taobh.
Clib líne isea a cluiche eile ba breá le páistí imirt, caithfidh an duine ‘ar’ dul sa tóir ar dhaoine ach amháin ag rith ar na línte!
Lighthouse Hopscotch
The lighthouse is a work in progress, when it’s finished it will be a great area to play hopscotch!
Hopscotch an Teach Solais
Is obair idir lámha é an teach solais, nuair a bheidh sé críochnaithe beidh sé ina ceantair iontach chun hopscotch a imirt!
Is féidir leat grianghraif nó físeáin a sheoladh chuig @thecolourclub.ie ar Instagram & Facebook.
Bain taineamh as bheith ag spraoi!
Translation with thanks to Rebecca