Katja Runge

play at home presents creative game ideas for children and families at home

The initiative play at home has been gathering inspiring ideas for games from around the world since March 2020, games that can help make everyday life a bit easier for kids and their families.

Nina – wooden baby cradle that grows with the child by Feit-Design

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We designed the N+L convertible series which consist of a baby cradle convertible to a drawing table, an evolutive and fun piece which can be used from newborn till grown up.

Urban playground at Potgieterstraat Amsterdam by Studio Carve

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We think that children should be able to interpret and use a play ground their personal way. To achieve this, we try to design our objects and play zones as ‘non-directive’ as possible, leaving open all play possibilities and encouraging the fantasy of children.

CodyBlock – creative wooden building blocks by Oscar Lhermitte

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The design inspiration for Cody Block was to create “fun little toy”. Not just a learning tool, but create a wooden toy that revolves around a univers (here, the city).

The Space Between – creative wooden toys by Jason Dobbs

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The design for the puzzle came out of a tile-laying board game I was designing that didn’t go anywhere. I had tried various shaped tiles during the process and stumbled upon the regular pentagon.

Crater Lake – urban play sculpture by 24° Studio

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Crater Lake was influenced by the history of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995 that led to inevitable changes. At that tragic time, people of Kobe City came together to rebuild damaged areas of the city and nowadays in our technology driven time this face to face social interaction between people is decimating.

Fixupcycling – chair for children made out of recycled materials by Sang Jung Lee

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My dad had a small steel factory that had many oil barrels. So I designed a chair and toy for my son and developed it into my brand Fixupcycling.

Tempus – play therapy toy by Isabel Rodriguez

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When I was younger I met a kid who never looked anyone in the eye or talk directly to anybody. He was always creating awesome pieces of art and I always wanted to know why he behaved that way.

Ambulance playground – modern playground in Malawi by studio super-local

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This playground in Malawi takes your mind off of being sick. It also attacks a lot of other kids from the neighborhood, so it’s easy to make friends here.

Educational architecture: Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Architects

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We designed a situation where children can find the way to learn themselves.

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