Children playing in the rice fields is a rare sight that we see nowadays. They spend more time at home. They prefer having fun with cell phones with lots of games on it or by watching television rather than playing with their friends. Such conditions do not only happen to children in cities, what is even sadder is that it also happens in villages which is far from cities. Actually, in general, the life between children and rice fields should be close.
In the past, rice fields were a playing area for children where they catched grasshoppers or play in the mud. They also chased frogs, looked for fish, ran around the rice fields. Consequently, their clothes became dirty after they fall repeatedly in the mud of the rice fields. By joining their parents’ activity as farmers, they can learn to love nature and learn more about the process of the food they eat every day. By learning and experiencing, children can appreciate the nature.
Nowadays, when children gather with their friends, they just sit and are busy with their own dreams and fantasies. Starting from a concern, we tried to create a place for children to play by utilizing the existing natural environment with a touch of creativity from village cadres.Children can play and have fun so the happiness can be felt, not something that is fake.
