Planning Play Areas Into Your Landscaping
Written by ama on February 8th, 2010 in Uncategorized.
Every home that has children should have a designated place outside for the them to play in. For those with children, making an outdoor play area part of the landscaping is always a good idea: the children are happy with a place to play, parents are happy because they know the kids are safe, and it keeps the kids out of the rest of the garden. And if you create a nice enough area, all the kids in the neighborhood will make it a favorite hangout, which could be a mixed blessing. It’s generally quite simple to design a garden plan with at least a small amount of play area for the younger folks in the family.
For small kids, a play area should be closer to the home so the children can be visible but not feel too restricted. An area that is visible from a kitchen window is perfect. While there are a lot of manmade toys that can be placed in a play area, young kids will often prefer to think up their own games using nothing more than sticks, rocks, and other natural materials. A simple sand pit or box, with cover when not being used to keep the neighbor’s critters out, will keep small children busy and playing for hours. Place some simple materials like small stones in the sandbox. (Later, you can turn any sandboxes into garden beds.) Along with a small tree with strong branches close to the ground, an old log makes a good climbing frame.
Older children enjoy playing further away from the house, but they still need a safe area created in the front yard or backyard landscaping where they can enjoy imaginative play. Older children still like to use their imaginations so don’t build the treehouse just yet. Start simply, perhaps with some timber steps nailed to a tall tree or a rope ladder for climbing into the branches. Then the tree can be anything from a house to a plane to anything of the imagination.
A patch of grass in the garden area can be great for everyday play - soft enough to fall down on and possibly even long enough to hide in. If this doesn’t fit the rest of your landscaping plans, consider using bark chunks or chips as a surface cushion under play equipment which can help ease the pain of those falls and tumbles that are bound to happen.
An concrete patio or other slab will most always be one of the most used spots in the garden as the kids get older. Learning to ride a bike, rollerblade, play jacks, jump rope, and many other childhood games will happen right here. And who knows. They may even take up gardening if you give the kids a sunny spot of their very own.
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