Guides
Plan your play area or outdoor gym
Buying guides, safety surfacing, layouts and tips for schools, parks, estates and homes in South Africa.
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Playground Equipment Tender Specification: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to writing a playground equipment tender specification or RFQ, covering scope, the bill of quantities, functional requirements, surfacing, documents to request and fair evaluation criteria.
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Plastic Slides for Jungle Gyms: Types, Sizing and Safety Checks
How to choose plastic slides for jungle gyms: the main slide types, matching a slide to deck height and age group, run-out and surfacing, and simple daily, weekly…
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Outdoor Play Equipment for Grade R: A Practical Setup Guide
A practical guide for ECD centres and schools: match Grade R outdoor equipment to gross motor goals, buy in phases, zone the space for safe supervision and plan…
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Monkey Bars for Adults: Choosing an Overhead Ladder for Every User
Monkey bars are not just for children. This guide explains how to choose an overhead ladder for adults and mixed users, covering grip, height, rung spacing, progressions, surfacing…
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Indoor Jungle Gym for Toddlers vs Outdoor: How to Decide
Playroom, covered stoep or garden? See where a toddler unit works best, how to protect tiled floors and a simple daycare cleaning routine for mats, vinyl and wood.
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Critical Fall Height Explained: Matching Surfacing to Play Equipment
Critical fall height tells you how high a fall a playground surface can cushion. Learn how it differs from free fall height, how SANS 51177 testing works and…
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Primary School Playground Equipment: A Decision Guide for SGBs
A practical decision guide for principals and school governing bodies: how to zone primary school playground equipment from Grade R to Grade 7, plan for break time crowds,…
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Creche Playing Equipment Checklist for Your Outdoor Play Area
A zone by zone checklist for equipping a creche or daycare outdoor play area, covering climbing, sliding, rocking, swings, shade, surfacing and a simple daily safety walk.
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Big Jungle Gym Planning for Parks and Public Spaces
A practical planning guide for parks officials, estate managers and body corporates choosing a big jungle gym: capacity, vandal resistance questions, surfacing, access and phased budgets.
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Air Walker Exercise Machine: How It Works, Technique and Placement
How an air walker exercise machine works, who it suits, the technique cues worth teaching, and where to place it in an outdoor gym circuit for parks, estates…
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