我問女兒:「我們常去的沙灘有很多塑膠,可否一起去清理一下?」

她說:「要多找兩個小朋友一起去幫忙。」

想不到清理塑膠成為她們的競賽,一玩就好幾天,也發現很多神奇物品及玩具。

我說:「這麽多塑膠不如拍一條告誡影片?」

怎料她們煮了一餐塑膠湯,材料包括煙頭、發泡膠、膠鞋底等⋯⋯ 接下來我講了一個海洋的故事,然後大伙一起畫一幅壁畫。

通過故事引發小朋友想像力和組織力,過程有時自己比她們更累,但當看到滿 頭大汗的她推着一大車的塑膠時就笑起來。

I asked my daughter, ‘There is a lot of plastics on the beach we often go to. Can we clean it up together?’

She said, ‘I need to find two more kids to help.’

Little did I expect the plastic clear-up would become a competition for them. They played there for several days and found many objects and toys in wonder.

I said, ‘With so much plastic, how about making a warning video?’

To my surprise, they boiled some plastic soup, the ingredients included cigarette butts, styrofoam, rubber soles, etc… Next, I told a story about the ocean and everyone painted a mural together.

Through stories, children’s imagination and organisational skills were unleashed. Sometimes, the process was more tiring than they could take. Yet, when you saw her pushing a large cart of plastics sweating profusely, you smiled.

杜煥,多媒體藝術家,女兒十歲,兒子六歲。

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