| So what about creating some playground areas that | | | | achieve whilst they are playing. Imagine a set of big |
| look like different cities around the world, even | | | | rubber blocks, which are secured at different lengths |
| buildings from ancient cultures or whole countries? | | | | and can only be put together one way to create a |
| The possibilities are endless. We have theme parks | | | | pyramid or even an Inca temple. They could have a |
| that use this concept and do very well, people enjoy | | | | leaning tower of Pisa which has a slide coming from |
| themselves whilst seeing, smelling and feeling what it | | | | it, a roundabout that raises a drawbridge to a |
| is or was like to be in the place the park is recreating. | | | | medieval castle, which is a climbing frame. |
| Take Egypt for example, a playground can have | | | | All these playgrounds don't have to be that |
| pyramids which children can climb around inside whilst | | | | extravagant, but can be educational for all ages. Put |
| learning facts about the real pyramids, the temple at | | | | some ideas to your local authorities and when they |
| Karnak has some amazing features that could be | | | | bang on about cost, tell them they can recycle the |
| reproduced in a playground. The visual experience of | | | | playgrounds they already have, and the community is |
| the hieroglyphics alone is a sight to behold, they don't | | | | behind them. |
| have to be exact, but would give a representation of | | | | Rubber mulch can be used, as the playground |
| the actual place. After all kids do learn better when | | | | surface, as both a safety feature and educational |
| they are having fun and you can bet when | | | | topic. |
| something looks totally different than the normal sort | | | | Make sure you teach the children that the safe, |
| of playground area then children will love it. | | | | rubber mulch surface in their playground is recycled |
| Kids can learn from pieces of information around the | | | | rubber and is environmentally friendly. |
| playground that can also give them challenges to | | | | |