Transform a shipping container into a sensory space

Playful Anywhere is organising this fundraiser.

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HELP US TRANSFORM A BORING OLD SHIPPING CONTAINER INTO A NEW AND UNIQUE SENSORY SPACE

Playful Anywhere CIC specialises in creating places and spaces for all ages, with the belief that play and creativity in public spaces are essential ingredients for feeling well, feeling connected and good times.

We want to turn a plain boring old grey 20ft metal shipping container into a PLAYBOX, a secure well lit space which will be a delight inside and out and be multi-functional, with a variety of uses, including:

A creative indoor workshop
A safe and serene Chill out and respite space
A club house / hang out
A haven for those with sensory overload and anxiety
A welcoming unfurling space for a cuppa & chat
A place to rest, relax, nap, sleep
A private space for breastfeeding and nursing
A venue for sensory installations and artistic takeovers

We know from people we talk with that there is a desire to gently sway in hammocks, or twist slowly in cocoons, to bounce off padded walls and make a noise in a soundproof environment, or to relax and recuperate away from the pace and noise of the busy built environment.

Our smaller Pink Playboxes do all this, but only for a couple of people at a time. Our new box will provide all of this on a bigger, but no less intimate scale, allowing larger groups to use them in whatever way works for them.

Our new box will be a versatile, mobile, weatherproof all year round chill out space suitable for festivals, busy urban centres, high streets, conferences, and more - anywhere, in fact, where people want an unusual and unique space to spend some quality time.

We love working with the creative community to realise these idiosyncratic spaces, and we work with a diverse range of artists who specialise in sensory spaces to create installations and experiences.

Your support will enable us to work with an experienced mural artist to make the exterior of this boring old box POP and to make the interior welcoming, warm, cosy and inclusive, whatever the weather.

You can visit the unfinished Chill Out Playbox at the Festival of Play and Creativity, October Half Term 29th October to 3rd November, where we'll be putting on a week of FREE playful activities, and your donations, however small, will all go towards realising this exciting project.

We will deliver a free week long residency in 2025 when it's transformed to a local Leeds community if we hit our target, we'll be collecting nominations here when you donate and whilst the unfinished box is outside Leeds Central Library from the 29th October to 3rd November. We will draw one from the hat by 15th November. Do let us know if you wish your local community to be out into the hat to win the week residency

If you work for an organisation please get in touch if you'd like to book this or any of our other Playboxes for 2025. We look forward to hearing from you.