Children play on the slide in the playground in Queen’s Park, Bolton.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jon Lyons / Rex Features (573026a) Children playing on a roundabout CHILDREN PLAYING IN PLAYGROUND – 1950S
As the Summer break is in full swing for most UK pupils, we’ve swapped this month’s teaching resource for a brief look back at how previous generations of children spent their holidays - as captured in images from the GNM Archive.
It's true. I have never grown up and I will always want to climb on a playground, read children's books in funny voices and make brilliant sculptures out of play doh. But you can't deny that these colorful playgrounds originally designed by, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdams are knocking your socks off. Their innovative design allows tension to be maintained as the fiber stretches, therefore enabling the children (or adults) to play safely. And they are the coolest most colorful playgrounds I have ever seen.
"Playground." The word evokes visions of brightly colored jungle gyms and swing-sets, fenced-off or otherwise protected from dangers of the surrounding real world. But before these kinds of site-specific joy zones, kids kept busy: Playing. On the ground. " Reinventing the Square" is an exhibition that looks at the…
PICTURES of vintage playground equipment including monkey bars, metal slides, rocket slides, merry-go-rounds, spring riders and more.
One of the Facebook local history groups to which I belong were discussing items of children’s playground equipment which can no longer be seen, equipment that was potentially lethal and whic…
These delightful images were all captured in the days before the health and safety industry took root, in an age when childhood disease or war represe...
What happens when the bell rings for break? James Mollison photographed school playgrounds around the world to find out
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When children play and learn in imaginative environments, the impact can be huge.
The popular playground ride which was phased out due to safety concerns has returned to Wicksteed Park.
Kate will formally open the Back To Nature garden at RHS Wisley in Surrey next week, the centrepiece of which is a giant wooden treehouse, made to look like a hedgehog.
‘Secrets’, by Beatriz Martin Vidal. A poetic and evocative exploration of children’s imaginary worlds, this finely illustrated book depicts children in a reflective mood, with a r…
Playgrounds in Malaga are ideal for those visiting this city with kids. The warm autumn makes you want to be outdoors, and your kids will have a great time.
See at a glance that our synthetic grass makes for a pretty playground; also the safest, most advanced surface available for kids to play without limits.
Reference projects of playgrounds, movement parks, playgrounds and other projects with EUROFLEX® fall protection panels.
The Nest Chongqing | China The Nest is another example of eye-catching and hyper-stimulating design done by 100architects to improve and beautify the urban public realm, in this case in the city of Chengdu, the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. The Nest | Official Video | 100 Channel The Nest ...
The Dream garden playground has been designed to become a playful learning environment for early teens ranging from 10 to 14 years old....
EUROFLEX® Balls and Half Balls are highly successful design components for distinctively noticeable playgrounds. Equally attractive whether used indoors or outdoors, EUROFLEX® Balls and Half Balls fit in with any surroundings due to their harmonic shape and rounds out the overall appearance of any play area. EUROFLEX® Balls and Half Balls can be mounted either with a steel anchor or a surface mount plate. Fall heights and use zones vary. Contact us for more information or for design layout options. Specifications CATALOG NUMBER: N/A AGE: 2 Years Plus USE ZONE: varies FALL HEIGHT: varies SIZE: 1'1 3/4" / 1' 7 3/4" / 2' 3 3/8" diam.
Pipepark A circular playground for fun & play Pipe-Park is a very eye-catching circular hub fully equipped for fun & play. It comes fully equipped for night mode, with spotlights at the main gates and Flex LED lighting embedded on the pipe, enabling safe night play. It occupies a surface of 167,4 m2 ...
The Sleeper Bridge provides an attractive and natural looking feature in your play area, with a plastic crawl through tunnel adding an bonus for children.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jon Lyons / Rex Features (573026a) Children playing on a roundabout CHILDREN PLAYING IN PLAYGROUND – 1950S
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