Designs
Download over 150 playground designs with full DIY step-by-step instructions
Made from low-cost, recycled & easy to find materials like used car tires, timber, and sand
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No specialized skills required
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Customizable to your location and materials
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Pictorial instructions allow anyone to use the guides, regardless of language
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Designs to inspire creative, imaginative, active and social play
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Pyramid Truck Tire
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Rope Net
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Learning Landscape
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Fort Building Frame
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Siraj's table
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Doll House Cubby
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hexagon seat and climber
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flower climber
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Mr Snail
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Mr Worm
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Flower sandpit
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Buterfly Balancer
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Recliner
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Tire Adventure
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Rectangle Hut
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Conversation Circle
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Helicopter
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Board Games
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Elephant
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Tree Hugger Pole
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Amphitheater Tire
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Calculator Tire
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Climbing Cross Simple
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Compass Tire
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Slide Hill with Steps
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Shop Front
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Sandy handrail
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Bamboo Grove
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Quetzalcoatl or Dragon
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Mud Exploration Kitchen
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African Round Hut
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Hexagon Hut
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Animal Mixer
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Watch Tower
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Petrol Pump
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Xylophone Stand
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Balance Beam Extended
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Balance Beam Tire Variation
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Bench Double
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Bench
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Bridge Tready Cave Jump
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Clock Tires
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Compass Tire
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Crazy Caterpillar Big Head
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Crazy Caterpillar
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Cubby House
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Cubby Tire
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Cube Climber Nursery
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Cube Climber
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Fireman's Pole
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Half Tire Square
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Heaving Hoops
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Ladder Metal
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Maze 2 Storey
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Maze Mega
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Maze Mini
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Monkey Bars - Metal
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Monkey Bars - Timber
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Nuclear Stepper
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Octopus Dodecahedron
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Platform Square
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Zig Zag Tire Trail
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Platform Tree
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Pyramid Aztec Tire
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Pyramid Empire State
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Cubby Steps Tire
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Stairway Simple
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Starfish
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Slugger
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Roller Tire
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Flower Rocker Nursery
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Sand and Water Table
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Sandpit Double
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Wonky Wood Climber
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3 Pole Rocket Ship
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4 Pole Rocket Ship
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Bridge Simple Tire
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Twister
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Bridge Tready
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Cargo Beetle
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Tunnel Tire
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Cubby House Concrete
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Earth Mound Curved
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Triple Shrimp
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Earth Mound Small
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Earth Mound Straight
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Ladder Twisted
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Pentagon
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Tree Hugger Nursery
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Platform Triangle
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Tree Hugger
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Train
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Teepee Pyramid
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Swing Monkey
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Strong Swing
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Step Stones Tire
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Sports Poles
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Slide with Sides
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Sensory Garden
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Seesaw 4 Way
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Sandpit Floral
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Sand and Water Table Extended
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Ant
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Balance Seesaw Hybrid
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Big Xylo
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Car Tire Climber
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Cubby Tire Nursery
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Cubby Tire Tread
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Double Drum
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Earth Hill with Steps
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Animalian
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Half Tire Circle
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Haunted House
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Maxi Tunnel with Tractor Circle
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Monkey Ring
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Motorbike
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Rebar Igloo
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Rebar Threader
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Rocket Wiggler
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A-Frame Cubby Climber
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Aeroplane
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Big Tile Slide
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Bridge 4 Pole
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Bridge Tread Loop
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Bridge Wobble Tire
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Bridge Wobble Tire Cross
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Bumper Cars
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Bucket Seat Tire Toddler
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Caterpillar Bridge
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Wobbly Caterpillar
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Dragonfly
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Matatu Tu
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Matatu
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Mini Motorcycle
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Mini Tractor
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Sand and Water Pipes
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Sandpit Floral Extended
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Sandpit Square
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Scorpion
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Seesaw 4 Way Mega
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Seesaw Single 1 Tire
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Slide Jimmi
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Slide Jimmi 2
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Slide Tile
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Snowflake
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Stage
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Swing Seat Best
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Swing Seat Tear Drop
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Swing Seat Simple Soft
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Swing Seat Nursery
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Swing Tractor Flat Maxi Hammock
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Swing Truck Tire Hammock
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Tha Wah Car
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Tent Climber
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Tire Chain Arch Small
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Tire Chain Arch
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Tire Chain Bridge
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Tractor Maxi Seat
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Tire Hurdle
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Triangular Climber
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Wall Car Tire
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Hammock Set with Roof
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Mayan Pyramid
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Shop Front Indoor
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Tire Sandpit Combo
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Wide Slide
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Wonky Balance Plank
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Scoop and Shaft
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Swing Seat Flat Woven
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Brick Shop
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Basket Swing
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Swing Loop
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Cubby Flying Saucer
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Double Decker Truck
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Football Goal
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Jellyfish
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Megadome
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Mini Arch Tunnel
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Motorbike No Cut Loop
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Snail Trail
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Swing Monster Truck Flat
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Swing Monster Truck Half
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Swing Truck Tire Chain
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Tha Wah Car Double Decker
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Tire Grid
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Truck Peshawar
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Como Cubby
Handbooks
Instructional guides covering every aspect of playground building you need to know:
Learn everything you need to build a playground wherever you are, using local tools, materials and skills
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Understand the basics of international safety standards
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Plot out your playground site plan with paper, scissors, and glue
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Design a play space that is inclusive to children of all abilities
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Equip teachers to support play in & out of the classroom
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Create a low-cost “playground in a box” from everyday materials like cardboard, sticks and stones
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Cut and Paste Playground Designer
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Inclusive Design Manual
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Loose Parts Manual
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Play Builders Handbook
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Safety Handbook
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Teacher Training Manual
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The Case For Play
Crowdfunding
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Collect fee free* donations and advertise for volunteers
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Update your supporters on your project as you go
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Collaborate with others in your region to learn local tips and tricks
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3D Designer
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