She wants to teach children to repair their toys. That’s why in January, the Dutch Bianca Pipping started a Repair Caf\u00e9 Kids in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. “We’re throwing far too much stuff away.” Looking back at the first half year of this Repair Caf\u00e9, the initiator concludes that it was “good but also difficult”.<\/p>\n
Children and parents both enthusiastic It\u2019s also not so easy to get the children to the Repair Caf\u00e9, Pipping adds. They need their parents for that. But once inside, both the children and their parents are enthusiastic. As far as that’s concerned, things are going well.<\/p>\n From cuddly toy to clothing Repair Caf\u00e9 Kids Dordrecht is held once a month in Het Polderwiel community centre. Would you also like to organise a Repair Caf\u00e9, especially for children, but without committing yourself to a similar location or regularity? Think of Repair Caf\u00e9 in the classroom. Together with a school, you can plan a repair lesson during school time. You can order the starter kit Repair Caf\u00e9 in the classroom via our webshop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" She wants to teach children to repair their toys. That’s why in January, the Dutch Bianca Pipping started a Repair Caf\u00e9 Kids in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. “We’re throwing far too much stuff away.” Looking back at the first half year…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-our-network","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>It was challenging to find enough volunteers. Eventually, the organisers succeeded in forming a pool of volunteers, where each month, three repairers are available for the repair meeting. The intention is that volunteers repair with <\/em>the children, and not all repairers want that. Pipping: “It\u2019s also an art to explain and get the children involved in the repairs.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The children – 6 to 10 years old – come to Repair Caf\u00e9 Kids with various items: cuddly toys, a wooden cash register, a crane, a watch, a clock, a remote-controlled car, and an electric train are examples of the items they have brought along. But clothing is also repaired.<\/p>\n