Playground Design

This week on Our Play Space we are featuring the fabulous outdoor play space of a very fun mum, early childhood teacher and blogger – Jodie of Mummy Musings and Mayhem. Our Backyard Bus Where is this playful space? Northern New South Wales, Australia Tell us a little about the people who play in this […]

Do you happen to have a bunch of tires lying around? And you say you don’t have any use for them anymore? Repurposing is an essential component to the DIY person, so if you landed on this webpage, you are keen on recycling old tires in order to improve your garden design. First of all, […]

Current playgrounds are completely void of creative stimulation for children over the age of 2. It seems that they're damaging kids more than they're protecting them.

Emmerick Street Kindergarten, Lilyfield, Sydney, New South Wales Construction: J M Landscapes The newest project for 2014. Disclaimer :The round object is a wrecking ball that was there already, not a design homage to Miley. Well done Jaime and crew 1. Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014

Virginia Melnyk has also proposed a ‘Rainbow of Ropes’ to convert unused vacant lots to community hang-outs: “In a city, the vacant lot becomes a space of emptiness, a place that people try to avoid. The Rainbow of Ropes, attempts to reactivate these types of spaces by building a playground for children and adults alike. - Read the rest...

Engadine TLC Childcare Centre, Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales Construction: J M Landscapes Another new 2014 Project Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, Before, 2013 Playspace, After, 2014 Playspace, After, 2014…

Introducing our new mud kitchen! We have wanted a mud kitchen since we started creating our outdoor area, so this weekend, after A LOT of ...

Summer time in Australia means outside play for us, we are lucky to have a large double yard with some big shady trees to play under. Over a year ago we made this Magnificent Mud Kitchen which has been well and truly used, enjoyed and utilized in many ways which adds to the outdoor adventures but it was time to update and add some more elements. There are some new storage pots, a few jugs, his own toaster (our old one with cord cut off) and a spice rack with jars among other things. Here it…

Toshiko‘s latest installation is at Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art. ” Her sculptures are places rather than objects…” You can visit until December 2014. I never get tired of these. [source: domus] Related posts: Play in Museums – Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam at The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem, North Carolina More Playground Crochet from Toshiko - Read the rest...

Bronte Public School, Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales Construction: J M Landscapes Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, Before, 2012 Main Playspace, Before, 2012 Main Playspace, Before, 2012 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, After, 2013 Main Playspace, Before, 2012 Main Playspace, Before, 2012 Main Playspace…

Pirate ships are overdone on the playground but I love this ghostly woven willow version by Phil Bradley, at Harlow Carr Gardens in the UK. [source] Related posts: Living Willow Structures for Playgrounds Carr Everbach’s Favorite Playgrounds Vaulted Willow, Marc Fornes, Edmonton, Canada, 2014 Fairy Houses and Forts, Powell Gardens, Kansas City, 2012

CONVENTIONAL adult-designed school playgrounds might be getting in the way of creative, more energetic play.