Creative playground

The Blue Ribbon is a creative public space intervention designed to foster interactions among kids and adults in a virtually enclosed space. The installation …

Feed your inner child (or set your actual child's imagination wild) with this super creative and totally collection of playgrounds. Yay!

The “Wallholla” playground, designed by the Dutch company, Carve, continues to gain popularity since it was first designed in 2005. The original Wallholla developed when the city council of Purmerend, in the Netherlands, invited Carve to design a new schoolyard area. Among the long list of requirements were climbing and play activities to accommodate 60 children at a time and a large soccer field. This vertical urban play structure combines several functions including different types of play…

Dinosaur Park Ideal interactive playscapes arouse a sense of intrigue and encourage participants into the pursuit of climbing, exploring, touching of textures and are stimulative to a child's imagination. Sculptures of amorphic shape are a natural fit for childrens play structures due to their typical abundance of rounded shapes and edges. The use of glittering mosaic tiles help to create a visage of fantasy and are pragmatic due to their durability, flexibility and adaptability to large…

DIY Turn PVC pipes into a playground musical instrument. I wish this had the instructions with it, but I might be able to figure it out. This might even work as a service learning project for my daughters school.

As companion pieces to swing sets, climbing towers provide a different type of exercise. They are also relatively easy to install, and children enjoy them. We have tried two basic designs. The t…

As parents, we all want our children to have a fun, engaging, and safe environment to play and explore. Creating an outdoor play area is not only a great way

Tips for creating unique interior spaces. Learn about complementary and analogous color palettes, monochromatic and mixed styles.

The wave of new electronic devices has left kids spending more time indoors than ever. Outdoor play is critical for children’s wellbeing, so it’s crucial to keep them in mind when designing your yards. For those living in or near a city, creating an outdoor space for your children can feel daunting. Whether you have minimal space or unique desires for your kids, the following will help you get the ball rolling with your project.