How Much Does a Natural Playground Cost?
Throughout the years, we’ve designed and built numerous natural and commercial playgrounds for schools, community centers, daycares, and more, and as with most purchases, one of the first questions we’re »
Dragonflies in Your Playground
Alternate Title (Pretty Dragonflies on The Playground) Now that the weather is warm, you may be seeing dragonflies on the playground at school. It’s really neat to watch them as »
The Developmental Benefits of Sand & Water Play
As children splish and splash water or scoop and dump sand, they are unknowingly learning while having fun. The self-directed play offered at sand or water tables, helps children improve »
Natural Playground at Montiavo
Natural Play, Natural Fun! Montiavo is a peaceful community set in the wonderful wine country of Sant Maria, CA. It boasts beautifully landscaped grounds with various walking paths and trails as well »
Fundraising
Fundraising When planning your next playground project, it is important to not overlook the prospect of financing a portion, if not all of the expenses through fundraising or grants. Whether »
The Benefits Of Playing Music
The Benefits Of Playing Music PDPlay offers a number of outdoor musical instruments designed with acoustic precision and perfect tone that are a nice addition to any playground. These creative playground components »
Expanded CNC Capabilities for Custom Signs and Panels!
Expanded CNC Capabilities from PDPlay! CNC Machining is a process used in manufacturing that involves the use of computers to control machine tools such as a CNC Router. CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control. »
New Website, New Look!
We got a makeover!! After months of hard work and planning, we are excited to announce the launch of our newly re-designed PDPlay website. We hope that you like our new »
The Rise of The Playgrounds For Senior Citizens
The Rise of The Playgrounds For Senior Citizens Senior citizens have long needed as much stimulation as they can get. When retirement arrives, it can be easy to just sit »
Playground Signs and Labels
Playground Signs and Labels Playground signs and labels provide important information to adults to help keep children safe. Some signs inform users of important guidelines, others warn of hazardous areas where there may be increased »
Military Child Development Centers (CDC’s)
Military Child Development Centers (CDC’s) Child Development Centers (CDCs) are child care centers that offer care for children in age appropriate stimulating environments from ages 6 weeks to Kindergarten. The »
Incorporating STEM on the Playground
Incorporating STEM on the Playground STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM education is becoming »
Benefits of Natural Playgrounds
Benefits of Natural Playgrounds Play is a hugely significant part of any child’s development, and creating safe, interactive and stimulating environments for children to play in is so important. Research »
Fun for Fun Sake – Hillslides and Custom Water Play
We love it when we create a new Outdoor Learning Environments at a childcare facility where the kids get involved in the construction. It helps to broaden their learning process »
San Marcos High School Custom Outdoor Fitness Course
PDPlay was recently selected to design and build a custom outdoor fitness course for San Marcos High School in San Marcos, CA. The course included specially made fitness components and natural »
PDPlay Partners with the U.S. Navy for Natural Playground Project
Last year, we were awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build natural playgrounds at four separate bases in the U.S. for the families of Navy personnel to enjoy. We »
Poured-in-Place Turtle – Infant Playgrounds
PIP Turtle for Infant Playgrounds You already know that PDPlay manufactures and installs state of the art rubber poured-in-place rubberized surfacing, but did you also know we can create independent, »
Building Playgrounds with Toothpaste Tubes
You already know that PDPlay builds playgrounds from recycled milk jugs, but did you also know that we can build them from recycled toothpaste tubes?! In fact, we recently teamed up with »
Amphitheater Seating from PDPlay
Our post consumer HDPE (high-density polyethylene) recycled plastic lumber is ideal for more than just playgrounds–in fact, we use the product to build shade structures, decks, recreation site furnishings, and »
5 Ways to Get Your Playground Back to School Ready
August is upon us, and for educators, that means one thing: school is right around the corner! While most back to school planning is focused inside of the classroom, it’s »
6 Simple Ways to Incorporate Nature Into Your Playground
Nature is the perfect learning environment for children to play with and among elements such as sand, water, and living plants. These components encourage physical and imaginative play, but are »
The Buddy Bench
While our whole philosophy is based on the power of play, we understand that every child doesn’t always have someone to play with. Reaching out to a new friend on »
Interactive Play at The White House
By now, you’ve seen the incredible line of interactive play structures available from PDPlay. These innovative products bring the indoors outside, offering elements that invite players to improve fitness and develop and »
Playground Safety Surfacing
Long gone are the days of metal playgrounds atop unrelenting concrete! Instead, today’s playgrounds are built with strict safety guidelines for each and every component, including the surfaces they’re built upon. At PDPlay, we have »
The Play Deficit
The lack of play is causing innumerable issues in children today. Considering that play promotes intellectual, physical, and social benefits, children devoid of play are missing out on aspects that are vital »
Fun for Fido: Dog Park Equipment from PDPlay
Kids aren’t the only ones having fun on the playground! PDPlay is proud to present a new line of dog park equipment designed to help stimulate physical and mental activity. Made »
Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
Back in 2009, PDPlay established a national day for children to get outdoors and take their parents to their workplace–the playground! Falling annually on the weekend prior to Easter on »
Bring the Indoors Outside with Interactive Play from Lappset
In addition to our line of 100% recycled HDPE playgrounds, we now offer a collection of components that are both engaging and entertaining with Interactive Play from Lappset. This innovative »
Surviving Sandy Through Play
Hurricane Sandy struck Seaside Park, N.J. more than one year ago, leaving an inconceivable path of destruction in its wake. Like many who experienced the wrath of Sandy, Seaside Park »
Castle Park Fitness Course
PDPlay was selected to design and build a custom fitness course by the Sweetwater Union School District. The San Diego Chargers charity, Chargers Community Foundation, funded the fitness course through »
Rust Never Sleeps
The debate rages on regarding recycled plastic commercial play systems versus metal play systems. With metal play systems, you have the opportunity to create shapes such as angled and curved »
What Exactly is a Hillslide?
Hillslides are one of the most popular components of our Outdoor Learning Environments, creating a more natural (and fun!) approach to an age-old playground favorite. But what exactly is a »
How to Design and Build a $20K Commercial Playground
Getting the most bang for your buck! $20,000 might seem like a lot of money when it comes to designing and building a commercial playground, but as with most construction »
Building Playgrounds from Recycled Plastic
Building Playgrounds from Recycled Plastic While building playgrounds from recycled plastic like milk containers may seem like a cool concept, at PDPlay, our work’s purpose is much more than that. »
Outdoor Learning Environment at El Norte
Having been in the commercial playground industry for over 25 years, I have been asked to design some strange things: submarines, sand airplanes, spiral slides coming from the fifth floor »
Outdoor Learning Environment at La Jolla United Methodist Church
La Jolla United Methodist Church’s CDC director contacted us to help design and build an Outdoor Learning Environment. As with many of our jobs, they had a small space but »
PDPlay Pad at Legoland
Legoland in Carlsbad, CA selected PDPlay to help them with the surfacing portion of their Las Vegas exhibit. They were looking for a cost effective surfacing option that could »
PDPlay Vine Climber – Natural Playground
Earlier this year, Shasta Community College in Red Bluff, CA purchased a life like Vine Climber from PDPlay for their on campus Child Development Center (CDC). This CDC is »
New Outdoor Learning Environment at Camp Pendleton in San Diego
Another Outdoor Learning Environment by PDPlay. PDPlay was selected to build several playgrounds at a child development center recently constructed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. »