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Modern Mazes
In recent years there has been a tremendous revival in the design and creation of mazes. New kinds of maze have been invented- colour mazes, for example, where the maze-explorer chooses a colour sequence to follow before entering the maze. By following the different coloured paths within the maze, according to the chosen sequence, the explorer will eventually reach the centre. But each colour sequence generates its own unique route – there are many paths to the shared goal. (One of these mazes features in Week 4 of the Advent Calendar.)
Instead of simply creating new hedge mazes, there has been great interest in experimenting with new materials to mark out the maze. Mazes have been constructed from:
- Brick
- Stained concrete
- Flower beds
- Candles
- Paths cut through maize
- Paths cut through long grass
- Painted cloth/plastic laid on the floor
- Mirrors
- Wood panels
- Snow
- Sand
- … even paths marked out by a roller across the dew on a lawn!
Why not have a go at making your own maze or labyrinth? You could enter it for the REEP Awards.
This Advent Calendar may give you some ideas and for examples of mazes, follow some of the leads suggested by our links page.