SUPERHEROES

Superheroes Hit the Wall and Get Planked for a Good Cause.

Click here to download instructions on how to make a wildly creative wall plank.
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Your wildly creative heroic actions are needed to unleash the kryptonite force of an inspirational kids' superhero feature wall. Superheroes from the region and beyond are getting planked to celebrate the creative superhero in us all to raise funds for a great cause. Plank Donations go to the Starship Foundation which raises funds for Starship Children’s Hospital.

So grab hold of your superheroines/heroes, your business teams, organisations, friends and family to paint, glue, nail, laser and kryptonite your favourite super hero figurines to the planks provided. Add the names of your favourite superheroine/hero people to the plank as well. Add some artistic tension by adding the arch nemesis of your superhero or heroine, or funky props and background!

The wall has already attracted local and international tourist interest and seems to have a universal appeal. Edouard, a regional visitor from Marseille, went especially to a local toy store and bought a crazy Pokémon® Pac Rat to add to a plank. He posed for a photo before heading home to France, leaving a small heroic monument to his stay in Nelson.

French tourist Edouard sporting a WASA!® hat, with his Pokémon® Pac Rat hero wall addition & matching superhero pose.

Recent emigrant, Saija, is going to make Finnish superheroes for her plank. A consultant from Invercargill is off to her local recycling centre in search of super heroines to send up.

Kids as far south as Waimate are collecting their superheroes and discussing what makes superheroes special, like, “they do good things for people, they are fearless, don’t give up easily” and several classes at Tahunanui Primary School and Broadgreen Intermediate are unleashing their creative kryptonite on planks for their superhero topic.

The creative kryptonite of Tahunanui School 's superhero planks.

Head out there with your friends, donate as much or as little as you like per plank and let your superheroes hit the wall for a good cause. Donations go to the Starship Foundation. Planks and glue can also be purchased from Bunnings Warehouse if you would prefer to let your creative kryptonite loose at home.

Local groups, businesses and teams who want to do a superheroine/hero plank together can also head to the Playhouse or contact Nickola Blunt from WASA!® to organise a heroic team planking session. We at WASA!® understand it takes courage to let your inner artist sneak out, remember it’s not about being perfect it’s about having fun unleashing your creative superhero!.

The best three planks will be auctioned off on Trade Me and will be donated to Starship Foundation. We are grateful for the support of the Nelson and Waimea Weekly and the Nelson Recycling and Reuse Centre.

The wildly creative superhero wall was the idea of Nic Roland from the Playhouse and Nickola Blunt from WASA!®. It is a WASA!® Wildly Creative Collaborative Business Project. Nickola Blunt WASA!® director said inspiration, creativity, positivity and fun are vital components of a vibrant community.

For more info go to www.wasa.co.nz or www.theplayhousecafe.co.nz

Contact: Nic Roland, the Playhouse Café on 03 5402985 or Nickola Blunt, WASA!® 03 5470019

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