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 represented more pressing threats to a child's prospects than a game of conkers.
Image 11 of 47 from gallery of Park ‘n’ Play / JAJA Architects. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj
Last year when we were prepping to host our superspiffy NC anniversary gala, I got to research natural playscape designs. While we never got the funding to actually create our own natural playscape on-site, my mind will be forever full of some of the truly incredible creations highlighted on the superduper PLAYSCAPES blog. It's a must-visit site for anyone interested in ECEish things, nature, design, and, um... PLAY! So many of the playgrounds featured are really, truly imaginative works of art, and many also utilize natural elements or recycled components. These are some of my very favorites.
Image 17 of 47 from gallery of Park ‘n’ Play / JAJA Architects. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj
Image 17 of 47 from gallery of Park ‘n’ Play / JAJA Architects. Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj
Here's my contribution to Athens Coast lifestyle magazine with a top 10 of my favorite things to do with kids on the Athenian Riviera.
Image 5 of 19 from gallery of Kinder Park in Mexicali / DVCH DeVillarCHacon. Photograph by Rory Gardiner
Risskov School was extended with a building for the pupils from 0 to 2nd grade. All rooms in this building have access to a large outdoor playground slope connecting the existing school and the new extension to the adjacent football field. This hill, which connects the 1st floor and the ground floor is cut through […]
Thanks to the drop in the Australian dollar and the beginning of summer in the southern hemisphere, now is the time to plan travel to the exotic islands around Australia. Here are a few of our favorites.
Fort Werk aan 't Spoel | Culemborg Netherlands | Rietveld Landscape & Atelier de Lyon with Anouk Vogel
Image 1 of 20 from gallery of Al Fay Park / SLA. Photograph by Philip Handforth
The city of Uppsala is growing and the urban structure is being densified. What used to be a golf course and an old shooting range with lawns and forest islets is now being developed into a residential area, planned for 3500 new housing units. Rosendal is located close to the inner city and bordered by […]
These 12 playgrounds will blow your mind.
Gallions Park successfully boosts measurable positive health and wellbeing factors, including reducing social isolation and lowering stress.
Explore van_Rapp's 84 photos on Flickr!
These 12 playgrounds will blow your mind.
A new park in Melbourne brings landscape back into playtime.
The first step to planting fall bulbs for a garden bursting with spring color is to figure out how many bulbs you’ll need! We’ve put together examples of large and small fall bulb planting scenarios, complete with an estimate of how many bulbs you’ll need to create each look.
Showa Kinen Park, located thirty minutes outside of central Tokyo, is a national government park which covers 180 hectares of land. While Tokyo is full of parks catering to a variety of tastes, from immaculate gardens to sporting grounds, Showa Kinen Park's location in the suburbs of Tachikawa makes it a multi-purpose recreational playground for local adults and children alike. Attractions include abundant natural play areas for children, fields of flowers, long paths perfect for cycling, paddleboats, outdoor fitness groups, and nature photography classes.
Dinosaur Park or Japanese Garden in Kaiserslautern is Dino statues, water play area, play grounds, skate park, beir garden, and walking/hiking paths.
This isn't the playground you grew up with! A Dallas suburb broke ground on an innovative glow-in-the-dark playground, giving families a place to play after sunset
Overview Visit Birdpark Malta and the National Aquarium on a half-day tour from Valletta. Have time at each place to learn about the many birds, animals, and marine creatures that live there, and watch them at play and at rest. Perfect for families and animal lovers of all ages. Half-day tour to Birdpark Malta and the Malta National Aquarium, from Valletta Observe a range of animal life at Birdpark Malta and Malta National Aquarium Family-friendly tour for all ages Includes entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off
Image 10 of 41 from gallery of Jardin Serge Gainsbourg / Matthieu Gelin & David Lafon Architecte. Photograph by Nicolas Waltefaugle
On the La Sirène campsite in Argelès sur Mer, discover one of the largest water parks in France with a lagoon pool, indoor and heated pools, giant water slides and water play area.
These 12 playgrounds will blow your mind.
In 1947, the architect Aldo van Eyck built his first playground in Amsterdam, on the Bertelmanplein. Many hundreds more followed, in a spatial experiment that has (positively) marked the childhood …
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