Playing with a Traditional Children’s Story at the Zadar City Library

As part of STEAM Week, yesterday (11 March 2026), the workshop “Playing with a Traditional Children’s Story” was held at the Zadar City Library, organized by the Mala filozofija Association within the project TRaCE.HR – Story into Your Hands. During the workshop, we explored an old legend about the founding of the towns of Nin and Zadar. The story was taken, adapted, and reshaped for children based on the epic poem Vila Slovinka by Juraj Baraković (Canto VII), one of the important works of Croatian Renaissance literature. Through conversation, imagination, and creative activities, the participants became familiar with the intriguing characters from this old story. We now know who Nin, Sava, and Plankita are, as well as the role Neptune plays in the legend. The workshop was an opportunity for children to become acquainted with local heritage and literary tradition in a creative way, while also discovering through play how old stories can be given a new, contemporary form. The program was held as part of the project TRaCE.HR – Story into Your Hands, which encourages the exploration and creative use of traditional stories and cultural heritage.