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10 Organisations Bringing Play To Kids All Over The World

Soon after Playground Ideas began, we realised that we were not the only people building playgrounds. We started discovering like-minded individuals and organisations all over the globe, and we decided to create a network, believing that we could do more work, and better work, together than we could apart. And so the Global Play Alliance […]

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Our 10 Favourite Playgrounds

Playground Ideas, in addition to creating resources that allow you to create your own playgrounds, also consults on and creates custom designs and builds for organisations and community groups.  Every one of Playground Ideas’ designs is customised based on three things (with the overlay of any budgetary constraints). First and foremost, an extensive community consultation. […]

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10 Inspiring TED Talks on Play

I’m sure we’re not the only ones that have at some point, probably in the early hours of the morning, found ourselves falling down a rabbit hole of TED Talks. There is a wealth of inspiring, informative and entertaining content there and the topic of play is no exception. Today, we’ve compiled ten of our […]

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10 Favourite DIY Swing Designs

In the last post we talked about some of our most imaginative play elements. But that doesn’t mean that the humble swing is not still a great addition to any playground. And in fact, there’s more than just one way to build one. Here’s a mix of some classics and also some of our more […]

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10 Imaginative Play Elements

When you think of a playground, do you automatically think of a swing set, a slide and a see-saw? If you answered yes, then this post is for you. Below are ten of our most imaginative play elements, popular the world over and super great at encouraging kids’ creative and imaginative play. Just create a […]

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10 Favourite Loose Parts

In our last post, we looked at some of our simplest, cheapest playground elements that fit together to create a unique playground that would fit within a school or pre-school ground. But sometimes, we just don’t have the space to create those kinds of structures or designs. Enter Loose Parts and the plethora of possibilities […]

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10 of our Easiest & Cheapest Designs

This year, Playground Ideas turns ten, and we have hit the huge milestone of impacting one million children! To celebrate we will be sharing with you over the coming weeks some of our favourite designs and resources to help you create your own dream DIY playground, and will be encouraging you to donate $10 (or […]

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Recycled Playgrounds from Around the World

Playground Ideas has partnered with communities, individuals, and organizations in over 85 countries to build playgrounds from local materials, tools, and skills. In many of the communities where our play partners work, manufactured playground equipment cannot be sourced locally or is extremely expensive. We’ve had the privilege of working with tremendously talented designers, builders, and […]

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Playground Painting: Tips from East African Playgrounds

East African Playgrounds, a member of Playground Ideas’ Global Play Alliance, is a playground building nonprofit in Uganda that works to improve the lives of children in East Africa by developing children’s learning opportunities, creativity and environments through building playgrounds and running arts and play sessions. In addition, East African Playgrounds provides high quality training and local employment […]

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Three sets of DIY monkey bars

Across the globe, kids love swinging, hanging, and climbing on monkey bars. And with the right tools and designs you can build monkey bars kids will love playing on for years to come. Playground Ideas has over 150 free DIY playground element designs that can be built anywhere in the world from locally sourced, low-cost, […]

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Five DIY outdoor swingsets

Across the globe, outdoor swingsets are one of the most popular pieces of playground equipment. Unfortunately, many countries throughout the developing world do not have established playground safety regulations, so local builders often end up constructing poorly designed swingsets. This can lead to swingsets quickly falling into disrepair and children getting hurt on dangerous or […]

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Community Based Alternatives to Commercial Playground Equipment

Play is so important that it is considered a “right” by the United Nations. And yet, in today’s world play is often seen as a luxury, not a need. Consequently, millions of children around the world do not have adequate access to play and are not developing to their full potential. For many schools and […]

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