Archive for May, 2009

Variety Is The Spice Of Playgrounds!

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

In order to keep the kids at your daycare entertained while out on the playground, it’s important to have a variety of fun and interesting equipment. The last thing you want is bored, energetic children on your hands, so make sure that your playground promotes games and play. When considering what kind of playground you want, you need to understand that the size of the playground has very little correlation to how fun it is. If it’s large but lacks diversity of equipment, the playground will grow stale quickly. The audience, though, will determine exactly what you can have in your playground. For younger children, keep everything low to the ground, and avoid potentially dangerous equipment like swing sets. Offer areas like sandboxes where kids can build and explore their imaginations together. If the playground is for older children, think about more exciting aspects such as monkey bars or zip lines. Another thing to take into consideration is the games kids will be able to play on your playground. Do some research, and look into what sort of environment would encourage games like ‘Tag’ or ‘Grounders’. Of course, don’t rely too much on what the internet tells you – children have wild imaginations, and they’ll make games with what they have available! Variety Is The Spice Of Playgrounds! In orde…  

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