A presentation that includes the following: * pictures of products that represent some initial ideas (with product pricing where available) * a summary of what an inclusive playground might look like for our unique community * pictures of local playgrounds to consider before deciding upon which direction to go

2. Brighton Playground

3. Alki Playground (Whale Tail Park) It is a great example of a play area that is very thematically tied to "place". Notice rubberized playsurface, and organic, curvy elements

4. Boulders for climbing Pinnacle -- $14,345 These boulders meet safety standards

5. Powell Barnett Playground tall climbing structures with long slides

6. Powerscape Plus (by Gametime) http://www.gametime.com/ $66,000

7. Wallingford Playground huge structure

8. Passive spaces Mosaics

9. Fanciful spaces Garden beds Green, rolling hills with slides Boulders for sitting

10. Literary theme – Meridian Park Sundial – Cowan Park

15. Mobius Climbers $21,575 – 12 panels (24 kids) $10,305 – 6 panels (12 kids)

16. Kompan climbing nets

17. What do the kids want? Monkey bars & rings “ high ones…girls work hard to learn how to do that” Swings “ they’re so fun with the wind pressing on your cheeks, leaping high into the air…tire swings are safe!” Hiding places & shelter from rain “ someplace nice to sit in when it rains…you know it rains here, right?” Slides “ not just any slide…tall, metal slides…they’re not dangerous because we’re not idiots…I mean an 11’ slide!...a big curvy slide with lots of loops” Ziplines “ how come Salmon Bay park does, but we don’t?...a playground without a zipline is like a baby without a blanket…face the fact” A chess board “ no playground is complete without one” Balance beams Tunnels “ I would faint without one” Tall structures “ but the newer playground structures get old fast” Spicas/supernovas Cargo rope net

18. Environmentally-friendly “ making a new plastic playground takes more fuel and resources to produce” More pogo space A place for a bonfire “ there would be steaming mugs of hot cocoa…people wouldn’t get amped up on sugar because we’re so smart” Climbing walls Carousels “ we will get tired and go back to class with no energy to be disruptive” Beauty “ color…plants…grass is fun because when it rains, we can squish around in it” Something unique “ one-of-a-kind experience…most playgrounds have the same old thing” Log roll Treehouse Climbing rope “ I like testing my muscles” Sliding pole Parallel bars Bridges Cave “ about 6 feet high, with ladders leading to the top and a straight stone wall coming down…it solves the shelter dilemma”

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