Playground equipment TRENDS
ID Sculpture promotes unprogrammed play for childhood development
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ased in Gunnison County, Colorado in USA, ID Sculpture is an industry leader in meeting the developmental needs of children through climbing activities. The company does this by combining carefully designed physical challenges with imaginative play and a commitment to its core principals. They believe that kids thrive when they feel an authentic sense of adventure and can safely explore their limits and nothing fosters learning like imagination. Recently, the company supplied its playground equipment to Cook Inlet Native Head Start at Anchorage in Alaska. The Cook Inlet Native Head Start Project brought together numerous stake holders, all focused on providing the school with a play area that spoke to the heritage and culture of the region. A team of local educators, designers Cook Inlet Native Head Start at Anchorage in Alaska, a project by ID Sculpture. and manufacturers collaborated to adapt the Photo: © Ralph Kristopher Photography architecture, boats and animals of the region into an imaginative and fun environment that helps the community tell its own story. At ID Sculpture, the company believes that unprogrammed play is key in childhood development, providing a safe place for children to interact with the world as they choose. Not only does this playground teach lessons of decision making and interpreting risk, but promotes strong identity and pride in the children that grow from there.
Retro-Max connects kids to outdoors with natureinspired playgrounds
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tudies have found that children are smarter, more cooperative, happier and healthier when they have frequent and varied opportunities for free and unstructured play in the outdoors. However, societal trends such as handphones, e-tablets, Playstation Portables (PSP) result in children not spending enough time outdoors; leading to childhood obesity and stress. To encourage kids to get outside to play, Landscape Structures Inc’s “Play Naturally” is a line of nature-inspired playground equipment that aims to connect kids to Mother Nature. The playground shown in the photo is located in Punggol, Singapore. It consists of two PlayBooster Tree Houses for 2-5 years old children and 5-12 years old children respectively. Combined, they have twenty over play activities to engage children. The wooden components on the play equipment are actually made from concrete for easy maintenance and durability. They look very realistic and natural because impressions are taken from real trees and pressed onto concrete to mimic the real thing. A good playground equipment is one that is safe, sturdy, durable and has many play components to engage and stimulate children. The “Play Naturally” line of nature-inspired playground equipment is available from Retro-Max Pte Ltd Sumang Walk Treehouse in Punggol, Singapore. Photo: © Retro-Max Pte Ltd in Singapore.
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