Replacing plastic with sustainable natural and packaging solutions in kindergarten

Abstract

Ovaj diplomski rad rezultat je promišljanja o utjecaju korištenja gotovih industrijskih i plastičnih materijala na zdravlje djece kao i na utjecaj razvoja njihove kreativnosti u aktivnostima. Isto tako, nastojala sam kroz akcijsko istraživanje osvijestiti djecu o važnosti njihove uloge u očuvanju i promicanju održivog razvoja. U uvodnom dijelu diplomskog rada nastojala sam objasniti količinu štetnosti plastike na zdravlje ljudi i na sam okoliš. Potom, utjecaj i dobrobit korištenja prirodnih materijala u dječjem okruženju kao sredstvo najboljeg utjecaja na razvoj kreativnosti, razvijanja mašte, postignuća, samostalnosti i kritičkog prosuđivanja. I na samom kraju, prikazala sam primjer dobre prakse kroz provođenje akcijskog istraživanja s djecom u 5 i 6. godini života s ciljem da osvijestim djecu o štetnosti korištenja plastičnih sadržaja u prostoru koji ih okružuje te poticanju na uporabu održivih oblikovanih i neoblikovanih prirodnih materijala u svakom segmentu njihovog razvojnog djelovanja.This graduation thesis is the result of reflection on the impact of the use of ready-made industrial and plastic materials on children's health, as well as on the impact of the development of their creativity in activities. Likewise, through action research, I tried to make children aware of the importance of their role in preserving and promoting sustainable development. In the introductory part of the diploma thesis, I tried to explain the amount of harmfulness of plastic to human health and the environment itself. Then, the influence and benefit of using natural materials in the children's environment as a means of the best influence on the development of creativity, developing imagination, achievement, independence and critical judgment. And at the very end, I presented an example of good practice through the implementation of action research with children in the 6th year of life with the aim of making children aware of the harmfulness of using plastic materials in the space that surrounds them and encouraging the use of sustainable shaped and unshaped natural materials in every segment of their development activity