Seventeenth Stop
Workshop at Kulturhuset Blå Stället · May 2026
Workshop Leader: Leila Natsheh
Workshop Assistant: Priyadarshini Chilaka
Workshop Assistant: Priyadarshini Chilaka
Photo: Leila Natsheh
At this workshop at Blå Stället we landed on a fantastic planet with our spaceship, the planet of our dreams. “What is on this planet?” We asked the children.
“Water! To drink, to play with, to make mud, and to swim in, or to rest floating on the water!” — L, 8
Children fantasized about this amazing planet and even thought that parts of the workshop were not just imagined, but were for real. They imagined places for play, for relaxation, for rest, and places for spending time with friends and family.
A Postcard of my planet— A, 5
“I like the playground next to my friend’s house more than the one near my house. The one near my house is boring, it only has swings. My friend’s has a place where we could climb up the hill without support, and we can also build a hut." — A, 5
Invisible Existing Spaces
Play equipment is often thought of as the best alternative when urban planners design spaces for children, but spaces where children can play freely have value that is often overlooked. Through Barnens Smarta Karta we are trying to highlight spaces that are not designed or built, but rather spaces that exist and provide possibilities for exploration and play, they just may not be as visible today.
A POSTCARD OF MY PLANET— S, 5
“You can find mystical things on this planet. And there is a treasure. We have to have a treasure map!” — S, 5
Mysterious Spaces
The drive to look for something mysterious and fantastical has always been very strong in the children we met. Which is why we had added the “troll” icon to the categories that we ask children to choose from when describing their dream planet. The “troll” category shows itself as an imaginary character or being at times, while at other times as mysterious places.
A Simulation for sending the postcards of Children's planets to Earth
“Is it for real?!” — L, 8
Once the children described their dream planet, we moved to a makers’ table where we visualized these ideas of these amazing planets onto circle papers of various sizes and colors through collages and drawings.
We wanted to show the people back on planet Earth what these planets look like, and what one could do on them, so we took pictures and wrote messages on postcards that we sent to our families and friends.
“Is this for real?!” Asked some of the children, fully immersed in play, imagining that we are on a new planet sending postcards to our loved ones on Earth.
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