Outdoor playgrounds are used year-round, and it’s easy to see why. With plenty of different activities for children, outdoor playground equipment can be designed to appeal to a wide range of ages and created from materials that are safe to be used outside. However, simply acknowledging that a playground is a fun place to spend time hardly does justice to the measurable benefits it provides a community. Today, we’re going…
Creating a playground for children is an exercise in possibility: what will give children the most play opportunities? There are plenty of playground components that have been introduced and summarily retired throughout the decades. See-saws were once a staple of a good playground, but after criticisms that they weren’t safe for younger children, it’s hard to find any still in operation. Merry-go-rounds met a similar fate, with many being retired…
When public playgrounds began to take shape in the early 1900s, they included slides. Over the years, many different kinds of materials have been used, and even today, there remains a debate over the best material for a playground slide. Some materials might be easier to clean or cheaper to produce, but might not last as long as others and could present safety dangers. The slide is the main attraction…