Natural Playscapes

You can create extraordinary outdoor places for young children without highly complex play contraptions surrounded by a sea of wood chips or gravel...Places for children that tickle the imagination and surprise the senses...Places for young ones of all abilities to discover themselves and the world around them. This book is about a new movement in children's outdoor play areas, natural playscapes -- Where the entire space and is filled with art, hills, pathways, trees, herbs, open areas, sand, water, music, and more -- Where children find places to run, climb, dig, pretend, and hide, with opportunities to bellow or be silent. This magnificent 316-page resource contains close to 500 color photographs and illustrations.