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Introducing Kids to Indoor Playground Safety

While at the playground, children may search for their parents’ faces in the crowd as they look for their desired audiences. Hopefully, as parents, you will witness your children’s milestones be it the latter’s first time to slide, climb the monkey bars unaided or even meet their first best friend. Hopefully, parents will never have […]

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What You Need to Think of Before Buying Commercial Grade Playground Equipment

Injuries in an indoor playground involving children is a scary scenario. They can cause trauma to the children, their parents, and the other adults responsible for keeping the playground fun and safe. Apart from that, they can contribute to stresses brought about by potential liabilities and financial setbacks to remedy the accident that proper planning […]

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Quick Checklist for Indoor Play Equipment Maintenance

As a leisure entrepreneur, you’re in the business of creating happiness. Now, how can you sustain the fun in play for the children, their parents, guardians and by extension, your employees, investors, and yourself? The simple answer we can offer is a quick checklist about the proper maintenance of your valuable play equipment. Regular maintenance […]

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Sanitation and Maintenance for Playground Owners

  The difference between indoor and outdoor playgrounds is where it’s located; therefore, cleaning methods may also differ. Outdoor playgrounds are susceptible to rain, wind, dust, and other weather conditions, while indoor playgrounds get protected by a roof and four walls. Even if protected, children are curious beings. They will touch anything that interests them. […]

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Interactive Future Playgrounds: More Intuitive Interactions

Playgrounds are well known for different types of slides and monkey bars on asphalt floors or soft materials. But, that’s about to change as safety becomes more and more the priority for children. What’s more about this is children are designing playgrounds that are focused more on interactive activities than never-ending slide rides.   What […]

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Trampoline Parks are Getting More Popular, but Parents Should Stay Informed of Safety First

Trampoline parks are the definition of fun, energy, and friendship. With all the jumping action that kids can do on trampolines, they get the exercise they need. Jumping on trampolines helps many aspects of a child’s and even an adult’s body: Increases bone density and prevents osteoporosis Strengthens all of the cells in the body […]

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Should Sands and Sandboxes Make a Comeback in Playgrounds?

Slides, monkey bars, and even ladders are great for a baby’s development. Allowing them to climb up and down the ladder provides sensory stimulation, which is essential for their growth. But everywhere you go, playgrounds, both indoor and outdoor, offer rubber rubber-bottom surfaces. One professor is hoping to bring back sand into playgrounds. Susan Herrington, […]

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Get Fit on Rainy Days: Why Trampoline Parks are Awesome

  The rainy season can be a bummer for kids. Of course, parents wouldn’t want their children to dive in the rain. The little ones could get a fever or cold. World Health Organization says children are more prone to environmental factors than adults. It’s reasonable for parents to keep their children at home instead […]