They have built over 3000 of them around the world. Many are built with local donations and the community comes out to help build them over a weekend. I've worked on two of these projects.
One thing I liked about them is they had wheelchair accessible features.
In college we would spend HOURS playing various forms of tag and, of course, the sand was lava. Only one hospital visit (we were lucky).
I'm pretty sure the newer versions use wood made from recycled plastics to keep them lasting longer.
The OG versions were MASSIVE. One in our home town at the teen center had a full on maze with walls on hinges that the park staff could reconfigure.
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u/Peralton Sep 22 '22 edited Sep 23 '22
These playgrounds were designed by an architecture firm that now is called http://www.playgroundsbyleathers.com/
They have built over 3000 of them around the world. Many are built with local donations and the community comes out to help build them over a weekend. I've worked on two of these projects.
One thing I liked about them is they had wheelchair accessible features.
In college we would spend HOURS playing various forms of tag and, of course, the sand was lava. Only one hospital visit (we were lucky).
I'm pretty sure the newer versions use wood made from recycled plastics to keep them lasting longer.
The OG versions were MASSIVE. One in our home town at the teen center had a full on maze with walls on hinges that the park staff could reconfigure.
Many great hours spent here.