Top 5 Playground Trends in 2022
Park Planet’s mission is to create unique, exciting, and safe environments for children of all ages and abilities. Our team strives to create play spaces that capture imaginations through immersive experiences. Here are our top 5 most popular playground trends in 2022:
1. Ziplines
Studies show that playgrounds across the globe are becoming more and more innovative. Communities utter a resounding “yes” for play structures that include a zip-line feature. Incorporating customizable and diverse ziplines are a great way to engage children and parents together and increase the overall pace of the area. They attract children of all ages and are sure to enhance overall enjoyment and excitement.
2. Landscape-oriented Equipment
Creating play structures that work well with their surroundings is a great way to enhance the natural environment. Finding a playground design that is landscape-oriented is sustainable and tasteful, but doesn’t compromise space dedicated to playing. We have noticed designs that blend into hillsides or include an embankment slide to achieve this. This option can sometimes take more planning but provides a fun perspective into pre-existing landscapes.
Photo from Nehemiah Larimer Memorial Slackline & Balance Park (not a Park Planet project)
3. Exciting Structures for Older Kids
Playgrounds don’t just have to be for small children. Park Planet takes pride in designing structures that can be exciting enough to engage children over 12 years old, too. Designing spaces where children and teens can challenge themselves and each other through ping-pong, ropes courses, cornhole, and other alternatives are a great way to keep your playgrounds full of fun for years to come.
3. Ropes Courses
At Park Planet, the end goal is safety and fun; we also seek to design unique, dynamic structures that are accessible to all types of children. Ropes courses are a way to engage children’s senses as they navigate their way across cool, sturdy, netted webs. This feature captivates children as they use physical, intellectual, and motor-skill awareness.
4. Towers
The world’s best playgrounds are full of varying levels and interactive structures. Whether it’s constructed mounds, pitched walls, or a classic monkey-bar, children find excitement in going higher. Including elements that allow them to see things from above is a safe way to add structural dynamic. Consider adding a sense of thrill with a slide, pole, or ladder feature.
5. Ping Pong Tables
Placing a ping pong table in a public playground equals instant socializing. It evokes interaction, friendly competition, and added play to the overall environment of the structure. Trends are rising thanks to well-known parks in NYC, as well as tech companies who have added tables to their playground-like offices. From stimulating concentration to improving strategic thinking, the benefits of adding a ping pong table go far beyond mere playfulness.
Our Reps Are Experts in What’s Trending
Park Planet recognizes that trends and needs are specific to the given locale. Nationally, our representatives are up to date with the latest designs and products needed to incorporate these trends into your next project!
If you’re looking to enhance your playspace, you’ve come to the right place. We’re experts in designing cutting-edge play structures and are dedicated to staying on top of trends that will keep kids engaged and excited to play.