Natural playground makers will also enjoy this time-lapse video of the construction of the playscape at Turtle Rock preschool in Orange County California.
I love construction videos! And do you notice how the most important piece of this project is the creation of the topography...a large central hill and some additional slopes and gullies on a small--and previously flat--site? All the other play features are enabled by the topography.
All together now: Playgrounds-should-not-be-flat. Playgrounds-should-not-be-flat. Playgrounds. Should. Not. Be. Flat.
Or, as I said in my talk on playground trends at last week's London Open for Play event: "hills are the new swings!"![]()
Natural Playground Construction Timelapse from Turtle Rock Preschool on Vimeo.
I love construction videos! And do you notice how the most important piece of this project is the creation of the topography...a large central hill and some additional slopes and gullies on a small--and previously flat--site? All the other play features are enabled by the topography.
All together now: Playgrounds-should-not-be-flat. Playgrounds-should-not-be-flat. Playgrounds. Should. Not. Be. Flat.
Or, as I said in my talk on playground trends at last week's London Open for Play event: "hills are the new swings!"
