Naturescape playgrounds are making waves in Canada
So long, plastic, steel, and confined sandboxes. Donnan Park in Edmonton is raising the bar for playground design. It will become Edmonton’s first “naturescape” playground, part of a growing trend in playground design.
Kids will use the good old fashioned modified natural world as their stomping grounds – giant logs and rolling hills will be climbers, a slide will be built into a hill, and a sideways growing tree and boulder spiral will enliven the space. Of course, there will also be plenty of plants, trees and greenery. Read more...
2. New study results: Co-sleeping does not harm your toddler, but it doesn’t provide any specific benefits either. So… continue doing what you’re doing, whatever your preference.
3. Are super-safe playgrounds actually causing some harm? Old school playgrounds with taller climbing structures and no soft surfaces to land on teach kids to be careful, whereas with today’s new, safer playgrounds, the kids may be overestimating the power of the rubber or wood chip-covered ground to prevent injuries.
