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Ideas for better play spaces
Advice on design, safety, outdoor learning and funding from the Ace Play team.
10 May 2023
Shaping your environment
Often referred to as playscaping by landscape architects and designers, landscaping an outdoor play area can dramatically improve the play potential of an area, creating levels of interest and new dimensions to the play…
3 May 2023
Choosing playground surfaces for safety and sustainability
Whenever we install our playground and activity facilities, the safety of those using the finished article is always our paramount concern. We design our play facilities with as much thought put into the equipment as…
24 April 2023
Splashing about: the benefits of water play, a great addition to leisure facilities
Children love playing outside and should be encouraged to spend as much time being active in the great outdoors as possible. Water play adds another dimension to playtime. From their early months as babies, when many…
17 April 2023
Growing young minds: the importance of outside play areas and playgrounds at school
One of the most enduring and depressing images of pandemic lockdowns was of locked up play parks and silent school playgrounds. The background noise of children playing outside school in break and lunchtimes was one we…
11 April 2023
Coming in for a soft landing
Soft play refers to an indoor play area designed for young children, usually from ages three to nine. Parents can generally allow their children to play unaccompanied, secure in the knowledge that the play area has been…
3 April 2023
Gym anywhere
We see daily the benefits of physical activity. It’s important to stay healthy by eating the right foods and working out. Exclusive gym memberships with use of the spa facilities sounds extravagant and for many, with…
27 March 2023
Safety first
It is widely recognised that children’s play is essential for the development of physical and emotional strength, intellect and education. It also encourages creativity and imagination, as well as helping to improve…
20 March 2023
What goes around – recycled materials
As well as thinking carefully about how we make our equipment for our leisure and educational activity areas, we also try to make our entire business as environmentally-friendly as possible. We do this in all kinds of…
13 March 2023
Trees, Trees, and more trees
When we’re looking at how we make equipment and structures for our outdoor play schemes, we are always mindful of how to ensure they are environmentally-friendly. At Ace Play, we always recognise that we have a duty to…
6 March 2023
A breath of fresh air – the benefits of playing outdoors
With Spring around the corner, what better time to enjoy being outside? Nowadays, technology plays such a big role, it’s good to get youngsters away from computer screens and into the great outdoors. To entice children…