Natural Playgrounds

Log stepping stones

As soon as the weather warms up, it's time to say no to TV and phone, get the kids outside! If you’re lucky to own a sprawling property big enough for a kid's playhouse and outdoor game activities, you make some DIY ideas for your kids, such as an outdoor music station, a tent, a DIY mud kitchen, a miniature racetrack with a full course.

Completed in 2020 in Kuzemkino, Russia. Images by Alyona Kustova. Project of public spaces development of the village of Bolshoe Kuzemkino. Natural play space "Eagles Land". The village of Bolshoe Kuzemkino is...

We have built these Tree Decks around trees on several playgrounds. This main photo shows one around a new tree (the dark green canopy) that will grow out to make a large shade leafy “roof” over the deck. The neat thing about them, is that they put children essentially "in the tree” so they get to see the tree canopy up close, and to see the different insects that live in the bark above the ground, and the birds that fly into and nest in the canopy. If your tree is large, and has a large…

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I made a "worm farm" in 4th grade for a school project. How fun to have a permanent one in the backyard!