THE COLOURFULNESS OF CHILDREN When choosing colours for a nursery school, most educators recommend a concrete allocation of colours, such as the use of subdued colours in recreational areas. In this way, colours are not overloaded and the children s own colourfulness is encouraged to develop freely. However, entrance areas and halls are allowed to be more striking and to feature a high-contrast design. Conversely, in areas designed for relaxationand sleeping, strong contrasts would contradict their function. Primary colours aid orientation. The O.novo Kids children s range applies this approach, using the colours red, yellow and blue. INTUITIVE ORIENTATION In education, colours are a recognised tool for promoting learning achievements through intuitive guidance. For example, this mechanism is used on coloured control elements to indicate their operation. Just as with flush plates on toilets or different coloured toilet seats, they intuitively draw children s attention to the fact that something needs to be activated. A child-friendly lever on taps also facilitates operation, and an integrated scald protection feature gives them a sense of safety. Blue, red and yellow single-lever mixer taps can be colourfully combined, encouraging children to wash their hands on their own. Successfully addressing the challenge helps to improve the child s self-confidence and increases the educational value.
