Hideout

Give children what they've always wanted: a Hideout. The play structure offers playable space at both ground level as well as elevated. At ground level, children can begin by socializing while playing a game of Find and Seek. The bright spinner features six easily recognizable pictures for children to look for on the structure: a duck, a cat, a flower, a pine tree, a dog, and an apple. Each picture is on a tab that caretakers or older children can move around the structure. A BigWheel sits on a post near the slide as another place to play. Once children are ready to venture upwards, they can take the steps or the Rock Climber. On the upper levels, they can make their own melody with the chimes. As they continue inwards, they can spin the wheel like on the ground level or take a look in the mirror. A labyrinth can be traced with a friend or two near the top. Once they're ready to head back down to the ground the Duochute Slide is ready to take them down.

When choosing a playground it is important to consider where the components have come from. Conditioned wood or recycled metal posts are both opportunities to take part in environmental stewardship. Wood was once a staple of playground design, but as time has continued, it has become less common. But, wood and natural materials make for natural learning environments that can be important for children's development. Several teaching methods use nature and natural tools as ways to reach children. On the other hand, the recycled metal used comes from items that would otherwise rust away in dumps. The recycled plastic comes from specifically milk jugs. As Americans, we tend  to drink a large amount of milk every day. This results in millions of used milk contains every year. Even if the play set purchased only uses a few thousand of those milk jugs, its that many more that didn't end up in a landfill. Your playground purchase can be part of the solution that limits waste.

If the Hideout is close, but not quite the right fit, be sure to check out the Roost.