A clever and simple activity

Two little girls Ally and Georgia painted small rocks and hid them on my street. Then sent out an email to neighbours “You have been invited to do something you've never done before. We have hidden rocks around the street for you to find. The symbol on the rock is a special symbol”. This was fun for neighbours who had been working from home. It was a chance to walk outside with a new purpose. Little ideas like this that connect community are very special and require creative thinking not lots of other resources to be effective.

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By Gillian Corban

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