Playground Equipment Ideas
All children need a place to play. Playground equipment allows children to build physical strength as well as socially interact with peers. Most children remember playing games on the playground, swinging on the swings and climbing the monkey bars. These traditional ideas have been modernized to create many more playground equipment ideas.
Swing Sets
Traditional fun is still popular for kids of all ages. Swing sets can be designed for one child or 10 children. Today, swing set are not all made from metal chains and rubber seats. Plastic seats and fall-proof seats have been designed to make swinging safer and more comfortable. Chain links have a latex coating that makes holding on to the chain easier. Tire swings can be installed for added traditional fun.
Climbers
Children love to climb and parents want them to be safe that’s why climbing and swinging on the monkey bars have been improved with many climbing options. Children can do flips and climb on multi-leveled bars. Large plastic animals and rocks are designed for safe climbing and play. Children can climb on horizontal ladder-shaped and camel-shaped equipment. Climbing walls, geo dome climbers and chain climbers are also popular.
See-Saws
A long time traditional piece of playground equipment has modernized to allow children to play individually or with two to four other children safely teeter-tottering at the same time. Solid plastic equipment with balancing structures allows children to stop without injuring the other participants.
Spinners
Kids can spin forever, get dizzy, fall down and do it all over again. They love to go round and round. Merry-go-rounds are designed to let kids get dizzy and stay seated or fall on to padded ground. Solo twisters and teacup spinners allow individual kids to have the same amount of fun as large groups of children. Many playgrounds install steering wheel type units to climbing bars. A child can hold on to the wheel and spin himself silly.
Slides
A playground would not be complete without a slide or multiple units of slides. From high towered single slides to wide multiple sectioned slides, there is always fun for children to slide. Spiral and wavy slides add a bit of excitement to traditional slides.
Fitness Equipment
Playgrounds aren’t just for creative fun. Children can learn to maintain proper fitness with a wide variety of equipment. Push-up, chin-up, parallel and vault bars are installed to get children to challenge their strength. Hip rotation stations and balance beams can be used by children and adults alike. Sit-up and body curl stations are also very popular.