Designing Your New Playground? Consider This

To a child, playgrounds are an enchanting region where both, their bodies and their minds, are free to run and explore. They have long served as a gathering place for children and adults alike of a local community and make for a refreshing and small retreat from the everyday routines.
But a lot of planning goes into creating a playground and there are several things to consider before you begin with the construction of your new playground.

Location

When searching for the right playground location, do consider and realize that every child has its own playground requirements. Playgrounds, situated in the middle of a community promise better attendance as more children and families will have access to a nearby and central location. Ideally, you should be able to accommodate children who play actively and children who play quietly. To accomplish this you will need separate play areas and do keep special boundaries and spaces in mind for parking and restrooms. You should also consider how and where you’re going to install the commercial playground equipment.

Efficient Design

Your playground design should allow for efficient movement throughout the park. The different trails, paths, entrances and exits should allow for all visitors to smoothly move into and throughout the park without confusion or overcrowding. An efficient and clean design will allow all visitors to enjoy the playground and its facilities regardless of disabilities or age. Your plan should also include easy access for emergency and maintenance personnel and vehicles. We recommend you hire a professional community architect to help you with the perfect design and layout.

Safety

Safety should be high up the list of priorities when designing a playground. Your final design should be constructed with the appropriate amount of space to guarantee that each piece of equipment can be used safely. One of the most effective ways to design a safe playground is to divide the park into different areas or zones. That way, during an emergency procedure, additional and needless problems and hazards can be avoided.

Easy Monitoring

When children are playing, they move around a lot. A good playground should feature clear lines of sight. This will allow parents and guardians to monitor their children at play. Ideally, a caregiver should be able to maintain a visual on their child throughout the activity.

If you’d like to build your own playground and are looking for church playground equipment to install, check out the Creative Systems’ site. Their catalogue is enormous!