Summary
Denver - Rain falls from purple clouds at the touch of a button. Overgrown swizzle sticks entice kids to spin and spin and spin without falling down. At this state-of-the-art playground, slides shoot through scenic mountain rock. A big blue band is actually a merry-go-round. The swing set looks like a slim modern-art sculpture.
The new $1 million playground at Denver's Stapleton Central Park, which opened Saturday, represents the kid space of the future, designers say. Form is as important as function, and function must exercise everything from muscles and minds to fantasy and imagination.See the full content of this document
Extract
Playgrounds Designed to Challenge, Stimulate
Denver is at the forefront of a nationwide playground evolution, inspired by an era when "play" often evokes XBox instead of sandbox, childhood obesity has reached epi...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
