Playground Equipment

Playground equipment is designed first and foremost to be safe. In addition, playground equipment often can help children develop physical coordination, strength, and flexibility, as well as providing recreation and enjoyment. Playground equipment can include such things as the see-saw, merry-go-round, swingset, slide, climber, walking bridge, jungle gym, chin-up bars, sandbox, monkey bars, overhead ladder, trapeze and trapeze rings, and playhouses. Some leading providers of playground equipment include: Swing Works, Big Backyard, Child Works, Gorilla, S&S Worldwide, Galt, Adventure Playsets, Spring Swings & More, Small World Toys, Playtime Swingset, and Gorilla Playsets. Newer playground equipment tends to have a minimal steel framework while providing a web of nylon ropes for children to climb on. These design and material changes have made playground equipment safer in recent years.