Tag: Design

Water Obstacle Course Design – SLJ #31

This Kick Start activity is about creating your very own water obstacle course, and I wanted to create mine on Google Drawing. As you can see, my obstacle’s main two colours are white and dark cyan—also there’s a red button that looks somewhat familiar! That button is inspired by American Ninja Warrior, where it is a celebration that a competitor has finished the course.

Another thing is that there’s three pathways you could go to—I wish to make it bigger but I wanted to used a different point of view on my course.

Anyways, would you make it out “alive”? I think I wouldn’t, last time when Team 5 were going to the pools… there was a small short obstacle that almost all the sporty kids would go on, and when I went on—I fell out of bounds TWO TIMES because I got dizzy 😔

Waka Design – SLJ #24

This is the Kick Start activity for designing and labelling the parts of a waka I created. At first, I didn’t know some of the parts, but luckily, I read about them in the activity instructions. One thing I found challenging was building a waka with all the correct parts included. To be honest, I don’t have the best memory, so sometimes I forgot to add the ropes or even the small whare.

Despite the challenges, I really enjoyed learning more about Māori culture. As a full-blooded Samoan, I found it fascinating and fun to explore these traditions. You might also notice something unique in my design—I added a familiar spiral shape to the sails. I recently finished watching Moana 2, and I wanted to include the spiral as a symbol of new life, growth, and peace in Māori culture.

Please leave a positive comment, and don’t forget to check out Moana 2! ✨