School and Branch Flowers
Seating Area Near Cafes with Park Map
The public areas in Lowell for sitting are far away from restaurants and cafes and often don’t have tables that promote eating outdoors. A DIY Lowell team could create a defined seating area in a safe location with benches and chairs for people to sit at that is near a cluster of businesses. In addition [Read more…]
Set up giant board games and walk-in lawn games!
Games such as Giant Jenga, Scrabble, Human Checkers, Bean Bag Toss, Frisbee Golf….. Anything that could accommodate lots of people and drop-in players who can stay for any length of time without commitment. Could play in grassy or open locations like Francis Gate State Park, Lucy Larcom Park, along the River Walk downtown or by [Read more…]
Sidewalk Poetry
The Public Works departments of Cambridge, MA and St. Paul, MN have a Sidewalk Poetry Program that annually requests residents to submit original pieces of poetry to be stamped into fresh cement. A group of individuals then reviews the poems and select a few to be used. The cost of this program is minimal: the [Read more…]
Skateboard Art at Rotary Park
Skateboarders will create artistic designs and will work with local artists when painting their designs on the skatepark ramps. This painting project will be a collaboration between the skateboarders at Rotary Park, local artists, and community gardeners. The boarders and gardeners have already painted a base coat on the ramps and the boarders are eager [Read more…]
This activity will demonstrate community support for the recreational needs of our youth. Boarders, artists, and gardeners will work together and foster a sense of ownership and pride for all that use Rotary Park. By working with local artists on this creative project the skateboarders will find value in their [Read more…]