Try to figure out the answer to this puzzle on the Conundrum. When approaching the structure, children will be puzzled about what to do first. At the ground level alone there is a wide expanse of PlayShell Climbers including a Double Seat under one of the decks. Further in under the structure is a PlayCounter. As they continue under the decks they’ll eventually come to the Invent-A-Game with vivid images explaining the different games available to play. Soon they’ll come to the string of PlayPod Pedestals leading under back out from under the structure. Looking for a place to start the climb to the upper decks they’ll see several options. They can work their way back to the PlayShell Climbers at the front or take the Rope Ladder near the Invent-A-Game. Once they get up on the decks, kids will discover a Xylophone Panel, a Window Panel, and four different slides to work their way back down to the ground again.
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 Conundrum seems to be almost right, but not quite, be sure to check out the Pine and the Cedar play systems.
