As we have delved more and more into the Natural Playgrounds arena, Jon and I thought it would be a good idea to explain the concept of natural playgrounds and why they are popular and educational.  Here is an article Jon wrote that explains it very well, you can also read this article and see a lot of natural playground pictures on our natural playgrounds web page: Click Here…

The Concept:

Have you ever taken a child to a traditional public play area with a huge commercial playground and noticed they tend to gravitate toward a random mud puddle, a low hanging tree limb, or a colorful fluffy leaf pile?  Maybe they pull up the playground borders to search and learn about a wiggly earthworm?  Or maybe they are drawing pictures in the dirt or take a fancy to making ooey-gooey mud pies?  These are the types of play which stimulate sensory skills.  This is why educators are embracing the natural playground concept; they are finding this type of play actually helps cognitive skills as well as physical skills.  But most importantly, we at Creative Playscapes see it as good “old fashioned” FUN.  We want to let the kids play, make new friends, get a little dirty, and have a blast doing it.  This is the idea behind the natural playground.

Our Role:

The natural playground offers many opportunities for creative play.  They can sometimes be less expensive initially than a traditional playground.  Our Landscape Architect embraces these jobs, and enjoys designing a space that meets the unique needs of your facility.  We inventory the site, study use patterns, and interview the staff and the kids to develop a program for the play area that uniquely fits your vision and budget.  We develop illustrative plans to document the project and help communicate the concept to your user group.  We develop budgets, generate detailed designs, and then pull in our talented construction team to make the project a reality.

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