For most people over a certain age, there are memories of injuries suffered while playing on the school playground. The injuries range from scrapes and cuts to skinned knees, to broken bones from landing wrong while enjoying a game of tag or basketball. Often, these play areas were little more than a graveled space, or later perhaps asphalt coatings which were slippery when wet and sticky when the weather heated up. Today’s options are much more appealing, both from a safety and an aesthetic…

Dozens, perhaps even hundreds of children every year are injured in playing area incidents. The common injuries include scrapes, falls, gravel or debris embedded in a wound and other injuries related to falls. Infection arising from an injury which breaks the skin is prevalent, but not always severe enough to involve a trip to an emergency care clinic. One way of reducing the frequency of some of these injuries lies in installing a different type of play surface. Are you looking for a…

If you are a parent, you have more than likely taken your kid to go see a playground at some point. But do you know all the hard work required for the creation of your typical playground? There are so many parts of a playground that much has to go into the making of one. The climbing structures, the slides, the bridges- all of these structures have a unique process that is behind their creation. The entire structure then takes a theme from the separate elements- which can come in the form of a…

When you are building a playground, surfacing may be the last thing you think of. However, surfacing is of the utmost importance. In fact, when you are building a playground, track or some other environment that relies upon safety flooring, surfacing, and the process that creates it should be a high priority. So why is it important that your playground flooring solutions and materials be of the highest quality? Well your flooring solution matters, no matter the environment. The quality of…

Today’s children are faced with more than ever. The insistence of technology, the pressure to grow up faster and a general increase in societal neuroses all contribute to a decreased mental health standard in today’s children. Often, people look to prescribe the problem away, and while that is effective in some cases, it is not always the solution. Sometimes the solution is much simpler. Sometimes the solution is in your very own backyard. The mental health benefits associated with playing…