Canopy

Place a lofty oasis into your playground with the Canopy play structure. Deciding where to climb up will be the most difficult decision on this playground. THe play structure is literally a mess of rope, metal, and plastic climbers. At the lowest level, they can use the stairs or the Rock Climber to begin their adventure. As they continue to look around the structure they'll begin to see the Curly Climber that leads up to an isolated deck and a Duo Chute Slide. On the other side of the playground is a PlayShell Climber and an Arch Climber leading to the same deck. As work their way to the back, they'll see the Cargo Net Climber that leads up the most iconic part of this structure: the Hammock Net in the Center. Everything on the playground spreads out from that point including the Xylophone Panel and Labyrinth Panel. Once children are done taking it all in, they can take a well-deserved rest on the Double Seats.

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.

For a very similar system, check out the Continuum. For a slightly different system without a roof, check out the Castaway.