The idea of the natural playscape—creative combinations of rocks and stumps, sand and water—is a huge trend in playground design at the moment. When applied carefully these can reduce construction costs, and the ideas are equally accessible (though on a smaller scale than this massive tree trunk!) for at-home family play. Image courtesy of space2place Landscape Architects. Paige Johnson’s Saves from An Introduction to Modern Playscapes

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The idea of the natural playscape—creative combinations of rocks and stumps, sand and water—is a huge trend in playground design at the moment. When applied carefully these can reduce construction costs, and the ideas are equally accessible (though on a smaller scale than this massive tree trunk!) for at-home family play.

Image courtesy of

space2place Landscape Architects.