5. Playground Top Ten ListGeneral
1 Solid Surface Throughout - No sand or wood chips
2 Open space area between play structures
3 Covering (Sails) to provide shade
4 Picnic tables/benches/trash and recycling containers
5 No barriers to step over to enter play area (wheel chair excessible)
6 Nature themed overall
7
Swings - set apart from play area with at least one handicap swing, at least 2 bucket type swings, at least 3
standard swings (I would suggest moving the swings from the current location)
8 Play structure items are clearly marked for age groups
9 Water table set apart from play structures, set at a height that is wheel chair accessible
Little Kids Play Area (2 to 5 years)
1
Generally lower to the ground and items are 'connected' so that you can go to item to item without leaving the
overall play structure
2 Ladders, steps and tunnel
3 Platforms
4 One straight slide, one curved slide
5 Sensory items like steering wheel, puzzles, chimes and bongo, scavenger hunt
6 Agility items like stepping stones, low to ground balance beam
Bigger Kids Play Area (5 to 12 years)
1
Generally have items that are both higher up and lower , items are connected so that you can go to item to
item without leaving the play structure area
2 At least 2 slides, 1 straight and 1 curved, the curved slide is covered at least half of the way
3 Ladders and rock climbing options
4 Multiple platforms
5 Agility items like balance beam, 'monkey bars' zip line
6 Spider web climber set apart from play structure (nice to have item)
Ages 13 to Adult
I see this as a future item but I recently saw an AARP article about installing a 'fitness park' that is an all inclusive
structure meant for adults, maybe something that we could look into. It was very compact and had a lot of
different excercise items built into it. I think that it is a matte of finding space, maybe not possible with what is
available to us at the community center.