Soft Play LLC just introduced a new line of commercial playground equipment called Kids Corner. Designed for children ages 2 – 5 years, Kids Corner is suitable for small spaces in either indoor or outdoor applications.
Miracle, a division of PlayPower Inc., introduces the Mega Tower, a giant, three-level structure that provides kids with safe, enclosed access to a play environment. It has oversized stacked octagon decks with as many as eight play activities at each level. The Mega Tower represents the continued trend of bigger playgrounds, aimed at challenging kids with new and exciting things to do.
Landscape Structures has introduced the Star Seeker, a three-sided climber constructed out of SpaceCable Climbing Cable. The Star Seeker challenges children with three separate climbing routes supported by a mast-like central steel post. It can accommodate many children at one time, and can be used as an independent play event or linked directly to a PlayBooster play system.
SkateWave, a division of Landscape Structures Inc., created a modular Skatepark system that consists of customizable components, including ramps, rails, quarter-pipes, mini half pipes, jumps, pyramids, spines, fun boxes, and launch boxes. The parts can be reconfigured.
The company says it designed SkateWave to address school and park directors’ four most critical needs: flexibility, interchangeability, durability, and safety.
With the alphabet on one side and numbers on the other, the new ABC/123 Panel from Playworld Systems Inc. is designed to help kids learn. The panel helps teach younger kids the letters of the alphabet-both upper and lowercase-and teaches older kids word-building skills.
As students master the alphabet, the company says they can then move on to the other side of the panel and learn to identify their numbers.
A new collection of activities, Galaxy Dynamic, is being offered by Kompan. The Pulsar, Dorado, Canopus, and Flexus are activities that create dynamic play areas for spinning, surfing, climbing, and rocking. The product is designed for ages 5-12 and, according to the company, provides a complex play environment that challenges minds and bodies.
Freddy Firetruck, one of the new Action Vehicles from Playworld Systems Inc. is designed to provide creative fun for youngsters. Cartoon-like accents add personality to this ADA-accessible activity.
Landscape Structures introduced the Sky Rail, a challenging piece of play equipment that comes in two forms: an integrated ground-to-deck climber or an independent structure. The Sky Rail gives kids a climbing challenge that builds upper-body strength and coordination. It also offers playground planners a climbing structure that adds visual and aesthetic interest to their playground. As an integrated component, the climber presents a creative and challenging way to move from the ground to a 64-inch or 72-inch deck. Its shape offers a variety of climbing routes.
TreeScape comes with an elevated SkyBridge that’s available with optional underside climbing components; ground-level activities also are included in consideration of children with physical challenges. The unit’s green and brown color scheme was chosen to create a sense of playing within the trees.
The company’s other components, such as WildSlide and Log Roll, can be integrated with the TreeScape system. Those items feature direct-bolt connections and durable galvanized steel with five-inch uprights.
Most Dependable Fountains Inc. offers a line of outdoor water play products. The Play Tower 1 and Play Tower 3 complete the new Play Tower line.
The products are designed to operate by use of a metered valve that can be set to run from 15 seconds to five minutes. Each Play Tower offers a unique distribution of water ranging from a circle waterfall to gentle spray to a strong spout. By combining these units, users can create a safe water play park. Fountains come in nine powder-coated colors.
