Take The Kiddo To The Park!

Take a child to the park, and watch them be drawn first thing to one of the swing sets. Every child is different. One may climb the steps of the slide, or possibly hop on one of the spring riders. It is fun for the parents to watch. Regardless, the slides are made from commercial grade materials such as plastic, or metal. Slides are at various heights giving children a bigger workout, and adrenaline rush coming down full speed. Parks have to be accessible to kids with a handicap, or disability under the new government regulations. The options can seem almost endless with the attachment of assorted climbers on these play structures. Kids slides will have several designs from bumpy slides, spiral slides, tunnels, and curves in the slides. some of these slides look like race tracks with the double, and triple slides. Total strangers will play to compete with one another. Who doesn't remember playing as a child having fun on playground equipment?

Grabbing a swing on the swing set that someone just got off to take their turn. Remember swinging as high as you could then to see how far you could jump. (Of course, you hoped your parents were not watching.) Afterwards, you would run over to one of the playground slides to climb up the steps, and if you were still small, the slide was long way down to the ground. Today, children have the opportunity to play everywhere. In fact, they have more places to play. It would have been cool if McDonald's had their indoor park when baby boomers were children. Well, they did give us the happy meal. These play sets offer fun child memories, and what is so amazing is the social skills they develop without them knowing what they are doing. For example, they have to share, or wait in line to let the other one go first. Going first is not always easy when it is someone else. A child has to learn to get out of the way to let someone else have a turn. It also teaches safety. If they don't get out of the way coming down the swing, they will get a shoe right in the back.

These play sets give life lessons in a fun way. They provide healthy exercise. As a child swings, he works his whole body to get as high as he can. Climbing to the top of the slide works every muscle in the body. If they play all day, they are ready for bed the next day. For those who have to choose the purchase, they come in a variety of styles, colors, warranties, and budgets. When a parent sees a play set at a park, they may not have an idea the expense it took to buy, install, and upkeep for children to have hours of fun. It makes parents enjoy their kids have fun. Its better than sitting at home being a couch potato.

The exciting thing about playground equipment is finding a variety of sets across the region. One may find a swing set with a single metal post. It may have a bipod, or tripod post that are placed deep enough in the ground to endure all of the movement better than the average residential set that may topple over if not anchored in the ground properly. Who can forget the popular tire swing? These swings are so much fun to enjoy. These public play sets will bring fun memories that will last a lifetime for the child in all of us.

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Author Michelle Lee is product manager for playground site TerraBound Solutions, Inc. Visit us at: http://terraboundsolutions.com/Playground-Equipment.html

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