{"id":28913,"date":"2023-03-16T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/?p=28913"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:40:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:40:23","slug":"8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things To Know When Making A Playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#8_Things_To_Know_When_Making_A_Playground\" >8 Things To Know When Making A Playground<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Objectives\" >Objectives:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Know_your_space_and_plan_ahead\" >Know your space and plan ahead:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Your_budget\" >Your budget:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Things_to_consider_when_picking_your_furniture\" >Things to consider when picking your furniture:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Your_equipment\" >Your equipment:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Slides\" >Slides:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Swings\" >Swings:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Gym_toys\" >Gym toys:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Extra_things_to_consider_adding\" >Extra things to consider adding:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Shades\" >Shades:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Tables_and_chairs\" >Tables and chairs:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Trash_can\" >Trash can:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Hand_sanitizers\" >Hand sanitizers:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Design_it_in_3d\" >Design it in 3d:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/8-things-to-know-when-making-a-playground\/#Install\" >Install:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Things_To_Know_When_Making_A_Playground\"><\/span>8 Things To Know When Making A Playground<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, every school needs a playground for the kids as it has many benefits and has many healthy effects on the students&#8217; life. Playtime can enhance children&#8217;s health and it also can help them be creative and innovative. You can also check<a href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/10-reasons-to-make-your-first-outdoor-playground\/\"> our previous article<\/a> to know more about the benefits of adding a playground to your school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, today we will discuss how to build one and what you need to know before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objectives\"><\/span><b>Objectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of this process, you need to determine your objectives and goals for building and adding a playground for your school. First thing, to determine your goals and objectives you need to know who will use the space, and how they will use it. For instance, if the kindergarten students are the ones who will use it then you probably will need small equipment. And if the high schoolers are the ones who will use it, then you need to consider picking bigger options and more mature options that suit them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the other things you might need to consider is how this will affect your school image. For example, if your school uses Montessori behavior in education you might need to consider adding playground equipment that can add to what you are teaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_your_space_and_plan_ahead\"><\/span><b>Know your space and plan ahead:\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now since you know who will use it, how they will use it, and your goals. Knowing your space is very important, according to your space, you can easily start dividing your space in your head based on the size and equipment that was previously picked for your students based on their needs. This is just a draft plan to be able to know what are the available options you can consider getting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_budget\"><\/span><b>Your budget:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan your budget in the terms of the space and the equipment you have. This will help you to expect the maximum and the minimum budget. Knowing your minimum and maximum budget will help you to set your priorities based on what you can pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_consider_when_picking_your_furniture\"><\/span><b>Things to consider when picking your furniture:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Variability:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the different people using the playground when picking the equipment you are going to add to the playground and the different activities they will make. You can add slides, swings, a football field, a swimming pool, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Zoning your space:<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoning your space helps you to organize the space better and also reminds you of the variable elements you need to add. For instance, when making the play area and activities area for your school and preschool, make sure to make a football field, basketball court, kids area, swimming pool, and other activities specific areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Safety:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to kids&#8217; furniture and playground, one of the most important thing is safety. Safety isn\u2019t just about the equipment and the conditions around it but also the materials of the equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_equipment\"><\/span><b>Your equipment:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are some ideas for what <a href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/kids-area\/\">equipment<\/a> you can add in the playground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: you can add different sizes if it is used by different age groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slides\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/product-category\/outdoor-playground-equipments-en\/\"><b>Slides:\u00a0<\/b><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add slides to your playground as it adds a sweet touch and everyone loves it, you can also consider adding equipment that has swings and slides and several other equipment children can use and play with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swings\"><\/span><b>Swings:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swings are one of the things that kids of all ages love. Adding them and adding a different types of them is a great addition to your playground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gym_toys\"><\/span><b>Gym toys:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gym toys are the new trend in schools\u2019 playgrounds. Adding this to your playground helps to teach the kids about the benefits of sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extra_things_to_consider_adding\"><\/span><b>Extra things to consider adding:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have mentioned the whole items that you could need but still, there are other items that can provide extra comfort and elevate your space more. Let\u2019s see it together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shades\"><\/span><b>Shades:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding shades to your playground is very helpful in different weather conditions. The shades can provide protection from the heat on hot summery days, they could also provide protection from the rain and snow in the other seasons. This can allow the kids to still access the playground and enjoy it if possible even if the weather is not the best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tables_and_chairs\"><\/span><b>Tables and chairs:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although we provided the kids with all that they need to have fun, we still should provide them with what they needed to rest. Allocating chairs and tables in the playground will allow them time to rest, and eat if they want, it will also provide a space for the teachers who are watching over the kids and taking care of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trash_can\"><\/span><b>Trash can:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a trash can in the playground not just near it will save you a lot of a hard time and a lot of hustle. Having all of these kids in one place eating and drinking can easily look so dirty if there is no trash can.\u00a0 So, take a shortcut give yourself a break and add several trash cans especially next to the tables and the places they will eat in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hand_sanitizers\"><\/span><b>Hand sanitizers:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding hand sanitizers around the playground will help to encourage the kids to take care of their health and help them to keep their hands clean since they are eating, drinking and playing in the playground with all the equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_it_in_3d\"><\/span><b>Design it in 3d:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now since you just finished picking your furniture you need to consider asking for a 3d design before actually buying the furniture. If you actually decided to do this, you will be able to skip the mistakes of getting more equipment than you need or buying less equipment than you need. Basically, if this step is done correctly you will save yourself time, effort, and even money. After making this make a last edit to your equipment list according to the 3d design.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install\"><\/span><b>Install:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it is time for the last step. You can install the equipment make sure to install your equipment in your playground, just make sure to let the professional install the equipment for you and arrange the space according to the 3d design that was previously made in the last step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, now you have all the steps you need in your back pocket. But let me assure you, you still can use our help to make sure that every step is made professionally and with ease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joy and Learn will help you to make your playground as you dream and as you wish. Don\u2019t hesitate to contact us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 Things To Know When Making A Playground Well, every school needs a playground for the kids as it has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":28916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[937],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids-area-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joy-and-learn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}