Outdoor Sets

My mother saw how big of a space I have in our backyard, after they came for a visit during Halloween this year. She realized that there is plenty of area where I can set up some outdoor play sets which the kids would enjoy, so she decided to get gorilla swing sets for them. [...]

Keeping Kids Healthy

A few weeks ago, the First Lady announced an initiative that is designed to help combat childhood obesity. Instead of focusing on broad legislative measures, her plan involved making small steps to improve children’s quality of life. These measures are easy for virtually any child and include eating a healthy diet and getting exercise everyday. [...]

Keeping Adventurous Little Ones Busy

If you have a toddler or a child under the age of six, chances are you tend to have trouble keeping them still. It’s a fact that kids these days have shorter attention spans, and without an activity to channel their energy, keeping them under control can prove difficult. Here are a few tips for [...]

Playground Directory

Today we are unrolling our newly designed “Playground Directory Web Site” http://www.playgrounddirectory.com You’ve been to our online Playground Directory, http://www.world-playground.com You know who we are. Some of you receiving this e-mail may be new to The Playground Web Directory, some of you may have even been clients at some point, but due to changes in [...]

The Versatility of the Playground Slide

Everyone has fond memories of the playground from their childhood, and we all have our favorite piece of equipment. For some it was the monkey bars or the sandbox, but I always loved the traditional slide. Although this sounds like a mundane choice, I loved the slide for its versatility. The playground slide has a [...]

Versatility of wooden swing sets

I know my kids love going to a playground and playing on all the cool equipment. So I thought, why not bring the playground home. I decided to buy a wooden swing set for my kids so they could play anytime they wanted. What happened next I did not see coming. My kids loved the [...]

wooden swing set

One item that is always found on a playground is a swing set. Whether the swing is made from a tire, a wooden plank or a rope swing, they are all suspended from a frame made from metal or wooden. One major advantage of a wooden swing set is that it is much sturdier than [...]

Bringing Playground Safety Home

When I was a kid, I was just as foolish as all the other children who spent each recess goofing around on the playground. It seemed that no matter what piece of equipment my friends and I would use, we found a way to abuse the privilege. You can’t blame a young child for seeking [...]