IF the old nursery adage that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is indeed true, then certainly KANSS Resource and Recreational Centre Limited is moving in the right direction.
The company has suddenly brought some new life into the children of Tamale having introduced an open-door play event, which is gradually catching on with children and parents in the city.
The programme was first held in December, last year, and according to the organisers, about 1000 children attended that event, although it was the first ever play event of such magnitude in the metropolis.
The second edition of the programme took place at the Tamale Sports Stadium annex over the weekend and it witnessed even greater patronage as the entire play ground was filled to capacity by children of various ages.
The children had a good time playing with various play kits that they had previously seen only on television and they included trampolines, bouncers, a little swimming pool, scooters, power wheels and bobble-balls.
There was also sports equipment for games like basketball, football, table tennis and bicycle racing.
Six-year old Maltiti Hanan, who was certainly elated, told the Daily Graphic that she enjoyed herself and would want to be at the play grounds on more occasions.
“I would tell mommy to bring us here always,” she said.
“For me, I heaved a sigh of relief when I learnt of this party. I have always longed for an event where I could send the children to play and entertain themselves,” Ms Joyce Kande, a parent, said in an interview.
She said events like this brought relief to parents because, as she explained, “we get the opportunity to send our children away to such programmes and get time to relax or concentrate on other important activities.”
Another parent, who is also a teacher, Mr Mohammed Abdul Kudus said such events helped to build the confidence of the children and expose them to other children.
He entreated the organisers to make the event more regular, such as on monthly or weekly basis.
In an interview, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KANSS Resource and Recreational Centre, Mr Salia Akibu described the event as overwhelming.
According to him, records showed that about 2500 children patronised the event and this, he indicated, made it impossible for the company to present gifts to all the children, “because our plan was to gift out about 2000 gifts.”
Mr Akibu noted that the essence of the event was to make the kids have some fun outside the house, in addition to some physical exercise through sports.
He noted that the event encountered some challenges, such as ticket racketeering and poor co-operation from other partners, but expressed hope that these challenges would be addressed before the next event.
“We plan to hold another party in March, during the Independence celebrations,” he added.
Meanwhile, the KANSS Resource and Recreational Centre has its parent company in Georgia, Atlanta, in the United States (US).
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