Twelfth Stop
Workshop at Frölunda Bibliotek · April 2026
Workshop Leaders: Leila Natsheh and Simona Cavalieri
Photo: Leila Natsheh
A Visit from Outer Space
Can we show Allen the Alien how we play outdoors through drawing and crafting paper structures?
We tried to iterate our question so that we can get insight on how children play outdoors and focus on other places than playgrounds.
Although our questions always lead back to playgrounds as answers, we try to lead the conversation to what more can be found around the playground. How do they also play in the forest? In the grass? In the sand? At the beach? And so on…
Photo: Leila Natsheh
“If there is water, the kids can play for hours…” — a parent
The Outdoors and Water
All of the children and their families who we met that day at Frölunda Bibliotek, said that they spend time outdoors, and play in the forest. Some really emphasized that for them the most important element is water, and that they love playing with water in all its forms. Water is also an element that invites, engages and enables children of various ages to play in different ways.
We found that water is a recurring element in our workshops, and children and their families enjoy having water nearby either as a tool for play, or as an element to support relaxation.
A Place to Pet Animals — L, 9
“We cannot feed the animals anything we want, there are specific foods that they can eat. Otherwise we could harm them.” — L, 9
Animals and Care
Caring about the environment is strongly reflected in how children speak about animals — even imaginary ones — and other living things during our workshops. We want to support children's solidarity and act of care through Barnens Smarta Karta, and we see that the platform has the opportunity to educate and extend this care to others. Through gentle reminders and storytelling we could nurture children's relationship with the environment and understanding of its needs.
Hiking Trail — a parent
"One of the criteria for where we choose to go hiking is that it is accessible by public transportation.” — a parent
Accessibility
Accessibility — in its many forms — is a key consideration for us developing Barnens Smarta Karta. It is one of the main pillars of our work, both in how we design our process and how we design the final outcome. We want Barnens Smarta Karta to speak to children and their families, to be able to be understood and used with ease, to be leading to places that can easily be accessed and not exclusive for certain groups of people, and that if there are any hinders or limitations that it is clear so that people can make decisions based on their needs.
Photo: Leila Natsheh
Supporting Families
Barnens Smarta Karta highlights children's perspectives, but does not forget their families during these journeys. During our research phase we have spoken to children's families while we are conducting the workshops, through interviews, and through questionnaires. We also observed that there are families who are very engaged in the workshops we designed for the children, and want to actively participate.
We take these insights and observations seriously, and we are working on designing a platform that makes everyone's experience positive.
A Slide — L, 9 and J, 6 and C, 4
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