Children's playground with their own hands

A prerequisite for the arrangement of a recreation area that is broken up on the territory of a suburban plot is the presence of a children's playground on it (which, of course, is true only for families with young children). That is why during the preparation of the project, this element of the garden landscape should be given special attention and with full responsibility to approach its development.

When building a children's playground with your own hands, you will have to take into account several difficult conditions that are compatible with each other at once:

1. It should be noted that the playground should not be located on the sunny side, since children will not be protected from the sun during games in the open.
2. It does not need to be done on the north side, as the ground will always be in the shade.
3. The most reasonable solution would be to locate the playing area on the south-west side of the site, and preference should be given to places partially protected from the sun and wind by a crown of nearby trees.

It is not recommended to choose a site under the playground in the lowlands with the damp characteristic of these places.

Site composition

The structure of the playground may include the following game elements:

• Sandbox, designed for the youngest family members;
• Small baby swing;
• Sports corner or "Swedish" wall;
• Improvised "slide".

At your discretion, the complex can additionally include such entertaining play facilities, such as an improvised hut, a small house or a car. With that, what did not work for parents, more than fill the children's imagination.

Next we look at each of the elements of the playground in more detail.

Arrangement of elements of the playground

Despite the fact that the sandbox is considered to be an easy game construction - it should be approached with the utmost responsibility. Special attention will be required from you to prepare a place for this element of the children's play complex.

Before its construction, it will be necessary to remove a layer of earth in the place of your choice, and gently level the area formed during this. To divert rainwater runoff in the center of the site, drill a hole to a depth of about one meter and insert a metal or asbestos pipe into it, which is subsequently filled with rubble.

In order to protect the place of children's games from the arrival of uninvited guests - cats and dogs, the construction should be covered with a lid.

At the corners of the marked-up ground, it will be possible to dig in small hemp, and then upholster them with edging boards, pre-treated with antiseptic and painted in bright colors. As a result, you will receive a fence that protects the sand on the site from scattering. Or you can think of your own version.

A playground looks more attractive if you use bark-cleared logs as a sandbox fence. There is another, more "fabulous" version of the fence, made in the form of a decorative fence.

Swing

To make a swing, you will need to dig two beams into the ground with a metal pipe attached to the upper cut (sometimes scrap is used as a bar).

After fixing on the crossbar of ropes with a wooden plank seat, the teeter will get a completely finished look. To increase the stability of the whole structure as a whole, it can be reinforced with bracings made in the form of triangular supports. For the "bundle" of support bars with slopes, you can use small staples or nails of the appropriate size. By the way, if you wish, such swings can easily be transformed into a horizontal bar. To do this, they are simply removed fixed on the crossbar of the rope.

Sports equipment

When arranging a playground for children, it will be possible to equip it with individual elements of a sporting purpose. To do this, it will be enough for you to dig tires from trucks along the perimeter, install one more column next to the swings and increase the length of the crossbar to the size that provides overlap of all three supports. At the same time, in the additional span of the swing it will be possible to hang sports rings or a rope, which is quite enough to get a small sports corner.

In no case do not enter car tires into the playground, as they do not have sufficient rigidity for children to walk on.

In case of expansion of the finished structure by one more pillar and the manufacture of wooden lintels, you will be able to get the “Swedish” wall that we all know, with variable pitch between the individual slats.

In the case when the size of the site is not limited - it will be possible to expand the site by building a small slide, as well as a hut or house. In addition, if you dream a little, you can try to make an obstacle course on it, for example, or a small prefab pool.

When preparing the playing field, special attention should be paid to the color range of painting materials used to paint the individual structural elements. When choosing them, it is necessary to focus on colorful and cheerful tones that can support the corresponding emotional mood of the kids, always present during their games and entertainments.

Video

In this video you will be able to see the various options for arranging children's playgrounds in the country.

In this video you can see how you can make a children's playground yourself.