4 Top Tips for Your Large-Scale Playground Project

4 Top Tips for Your Large-Scale Playground Project Are you looking to embark on a large-scale playground project? Whether for a local council, housing development, or school playing field, you need to choose the right surfaces for you. In larger-scale surfacing developments, you need to consider budgets and how to effectively cover larger areas of […]

Free Play and Learning Through Play Theory

Learning Through Play Theory – Free Play We all know children love to play! But did you know that play also comes with mental, physical, and social benefits? Learning through play theory indicates that activity on the playground is more important than you’d think. Free play is a play style where children decide their own […]

Which Surfacing Options are Right for Outdoor Fitness Areas?

Which Surfacing Options are Right for Outdoor Fitness Areas? Are you looking for new outdoor fitness surfacing? Whether it is for running tracks, outdoor gyms, athletic tracks, tennis courts, badminton or basketball courts, Playsmart can guide you to making the best choice for your sports surfacing requirements. Now let’s explore our options: Outdoor Gym Recommendations […]

Playground Surfaces for Home With PlaySmart

Playground Surfaces for Home With PlaySmart PlaySmart, or just safety surfacing in general, you’ve probably heard about the many different options we have available. There are plenty of safety surfacings to choose from, and the options may seem endless for your home playground development. However, we don’t just stop at playgrounds! PlaySmart’s range of safety […]

Social Inclusion, Its Importance, and How to Encourage It

Social Inclusion, Its Importance, and How to Encourage It As we may all know, social exclusion can be extremely harmful to those it affects. If children don’t feel included at playtime and in social settings, this can lead to lack of self-confidence. It can also cause stunted socialisation and negatively affect their mental health. The […]

Evaluating your Playground for SEN Play

Evaluating your Playground for SEN Play One of the most important things you can do with a playground is ensure its suitability for children with special educational needs (SEN). Without ensuring that a playground is fully accessible, this runs the risk of alienating children that need extra support or specialised equipment in order to play. […]

Structured vs. Free Play: Which is Better?

Structured vs. Free Play: Which is Better? As we know, children love to play. It comes with a heap of mental, physical, social and emotional benefits. Therefore we consider it key to children living active and happier lives. Play is often categorised into two sections, structured and free play. In this article, PlaySmart will explore […]

Why Should I Opt For A PlaySmart Playground?

Why Choose Play Professionals? – Surface Experts Are you looking for a new playground? Naturally you should think from the ground up – and it just so happens that we are experts on the ground! Why Choose Play Professionals for your project? We have a whole host of reasons that make us the best choice […]

Maximising Your Playground’s Space

Playground Space Optimisation – For Small Play Areas We know it can be tricky to know exactly how to use all your playground space effectively, but an efficiently organised playground can make the world of difference when it comes to children enjoying and thriving in their play space. A playground with maximised space opens up […]

Creating an Inclusive and Accessible Playground

Creating an Inclusive and Accessible Playground In UK schools, there is often a wide range of ages and abilities. Therefore, an accessible playground needs to be slightly more varied to suit everyone.  In a lot of cases, schools will be working with limited space. So PlaySmart have put together a guide to creating the perfect […]