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We have just launched a new website devoted entirely to assisting communities plan, design and build inclusive playgrounds. Learn about inclusive play products and how they may create experiences that assist with child development. Below is just a sampling of what you will find on out website www.inclusiveplaygrounds.net Our Inclusive Playgrounds Philosophy Landscape Structures and General Recreation,
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Landscape Structures introduced several new outdoor musical Rhapsody Instruments for public spaces. These new additions round out and already broad array of instruments available. The Rhapsody Vibra Chimes These large chimes provide the lowest, most resonant notes of the Rhapsody® collection. Eight Vibra™chimes, each with their own mallet, play eight different notes to make up
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Conquer the Crab Trap™ This unique Crab Trap climbing structure accommodates lots of kids all at once, offering an assortment of opportunities to climb, crawl and hang out. Attack the Crab Trap from the inside or the outside, the options are endless. Kids decide how to maneuver from one challenge to the next, for unstructured
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Landscape Structures’ new We-Go-Round offers inclusive play and spinning for everyone. This patent pending next-generation merry-go-round offers plenty of space for more kids of all abilities. Strategic seating location areas leave ample space for wheelchairs,

Lititz, PA is a small, yet mighty town. Over the past two years, community members, organizations and businesses teamed up to raise $80,000 to incorporate accessible playground equipment into Saylor Park. Aptly named “Harmony Playground,” this play area now includes inclusive play structures for all ages, as well as Landscape Structures’ Rhapsody Outdoor Musical Instruments,
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North Park, Flagstaff Grove Playground Before 18-year-old Maria Ciao receives her high school diploma, she will have received the Girl Scout Humanitarian Award for her recent efforts to fund raise and install accessible play components on her local playground. She’d previously earned the Girls Scouts’ Gold Award, which is the organization’s highest award, for this
Read More: Young Leader Rehabilitates Playground in Allegheny County’s North Park-Flagstaff Grove

An interview with Christine Spies, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child While many General Recreation client projects are years in the making, sometimes the creation of a great playground is very swift. With six weeks from “hello” to installation, Gen Rec’s Joe Del Vecchio worked closely with Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
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Mulch Madness Sale: Engineered wood fiber is the most economical and popular safety surfacing option that meets all the qualities and standards you need in a playground surfacing. Purchase WoodCarpet™ now before the season is in full swing and SAVE! Order NOW before April 30th and take delivery anytime in 2017!

The Friendship Swing is a multi-user swing that allows people, not just kids, to swing together. Finally, grandparents can swing along with their grandchildren. Moms and Dads can swing with their young kids. Two teenagers can swing together and socialize. The Friendship Swing allows a more dynamic swing experience than the traditional one person swing
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FitCore™ Extreme takes the popularity of high-intensity strength training to the public space. With 37 pre-designed challenging stations, you may customize your extreme fitness course to accommodate your space available, the level of challenges you want to provide and the users you intend to target for use (5 to 12 year olds or 13+). These
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