Parks are an essential part of communities, apart from playing a role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Unique and innovative designs in parks make them a destination for families and visitors alike. Imaginative concepts and themes can convert parks into a focal point for communities, a place that the young and old will like to visit repeatedly. Here are some ways to design a destination park that stands out.
Fully immersive themed playgrounds can capture imaginations and appeal to multiple senses. From pre-historic caves to castles, children can enjoy imaginative play while the design provides a link to the community’s heritage and culture. Themed play spaces provide children with opportunities to create their own adventures.
Incorporating a digital element with the real world helps to captivate young park-goers. Outdoor recreation designs can be made interesting with interactive play and sports products. It’s possible to bring the best of both worlds together to create healthy activities for children.
Playful landscapes can be created in parks using materials like poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing to create mounds and spheres, bouncers, outdoor musical instruments for sensory play, fountains, bubblers or misters for water play. Playful landscapes are non-typical play experiences and generally do not include the traditional post and platform playground structures. Designs can even inculcate the topography of the land, such as hillside slides and net climbers to bring in the adventure element.
People of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities should be able to enjoy parks. Inclusive parks help create community bonds and allow children to learn healthy behavioral skills, like sensitivity and empathy.
Parks go beyond providing aesthetic value or giving children something fun to do. Innovative parks can reshape and enrich the community. Providing destination parks and playgrounds can not only provide health and wellness opportunities but increase local business.