It has brought me so much joy to see the latest submissions from students and their families who have been getting involved in lifting the spirits of our local communities and creating some Street Art to bring a smile to neighbour’s faces when they are out exercising during lockdown.
There have been several wonderful community art movements during our lockdowns, such as the teddy bear hunts, colourful rainbows in windows, positive messages written in chalk on the footpaths just to name a few.
Spoonville is another world-wide phenomenon that lots of communities have been getting involved in. Children decorate wooden spoons and start their own spoon village or add them to an existing one in a location people can see on their daily walks.
Spoonville started in Winnersh, England as a way of improving children’s mental health during COVID-19 lockdowns. It is now a worldwide phenomenon with many Spoonville Villages popping up in suburbs of Melbourne. They even have their own Facebook page.
