What Makes a Good Outdoor Playground for Young Children?
vibrant colors of the playground that make it attractive to the parents of young children. There are other more important factors that matter to responsible parents, like the following: 1. Shade. Parents taking their young children to the playground in the summer do not want to get sunburned; nor do they want their young children to get sunburned. Of course responsible parents use sunscreen, they also seek out playgrounds that have natural shade. Trees and other cover, therefore, are a major contributor to a good outdoor playground experience for young children. Some playgrounds offer artificial shade in the form of canopies (e.g., a sheet of material suspended over the play area), but natural shade is more common. Obviously, this is less of an issue in areas like Seattle where many days are cloudy. 2. Rubberized surface. Unfortunately, there is no way to reasonably prevent children from falling off of playground equipment. There is, however, a way to stop the falls that do happen from
