(From left) Deb Griffiths, Jasmine Ritchie, Rose Woon and Andrea Zander admire toys made by Whanganui prisoners. Whanganui Chronicle photograph by Bevan Conley.
Whanganui prisoners have made and donated puzzling gifts to the city's toy library.
Trucks, an aircraft carrier and bags woven from flax and puzzles were among the items donated by low security inmates of Whanganui Prison.
Prisoners with artistic talent had used offcuts from the prison's timber industries to make
the toys, acting assistant prison manager Deb Griffiths said. Making them was a constructive activity the prisoners chose, because they wanted to give back to the community.
Manager Rose Woon was excited to get the new toys, and pleased the relationship is to continue. Wooden toys are especially welcome, because library members want to move away from plastic.
The prison's relationship with the toy library is to be ongoing, its manager Rose Woon said. She's asked for planes and helicopters in the next set of toys.
