Early Childhood Play Brochure
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Early Childhood Play

Our beginnings are rooted in early childhood development or more than 40 years, Landscape Structures has been committed to creating developmentally appropriate inclusive play experiences. Our original structures were designed in partnership with the early childhood development center at Iowa State University. Since then, we have collaborated with many organizations such as the National Head Start Association and Too Small to Fail to create a range of developmentally appropriate activities for several of the Smart Play® playstructures, including literacy prompts designed to engage children...

hildren’s early experiences and the settings they inhabit play a powerful role in shaping the adults they will become. Research suggests that playgrounds, aside from simply being a source of fun, can contribute to the development of critical skills that will eventually help children become healthy and effective thinkers, leaders and collaborators. It is important to design playgrounds that can support the health and development of the whole child—their physical health, as well as the emerging social and cognitive skills that they will need to practice, refine and take with them into the...

The building blocks of play A s children develop more social skills, play evolves from parallel play to cooperative play. It’s an ideal time to encourage their creative minds and imagination while building their cognitive skills. Fundamental motor skills will develop naturally during unscripted play on playgrounds. Our PlayShaper®, Smart Play®, Weevos® and PlaySense® playsystems support physical and cognitive development by following standard learning curricula for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Of course, they’re also designed to meet the unique safety needs of these age groups. Then...

ur play products are designed to encourage infants and toddlers to engage in new experiences as they learn how to control and move their bodies. Sized just right for little ones who are beginning to crawl and walk, they’ll discover how to do things for themselves while exploring on their own or playing with others. The youngest playground adventurers need play components that are proportioned for their smaller hands and feet, especially as they learn about the location of objects and object permanence. Ground-level events like panels, tunnels and our infant slide offer safe access, and 6˝...

Infant Maze Design No. 956 Snack Shack Too Small to Fail STEM design Imagination Station Design No. 3580

Color Splash Panel™ #177713 Chimes Panel #113211 Infant Slide #166076 Bead and Block Panel #111370 Critter Canyon #137966 Tracing Panel #111290 Pilot Panel #119515 With steering wheel infill #111306 Offset Crawl Tunnel #139268

ant to enhance a new or existing play area? Need to accommodate a small space? Freestanding play events are an affordable way to bring more fun to your playground. Encourage infants and toddlers to explore new skills with classic activities like sand play, balancing and swinging. These standalone favorites will add timeless value to your space. There are many swing and frame configurations to choose from. See your Landscape Structures playground consultant for more information. Infant and Toddler Swings Turtle Sand Table #116568 Sensory Play Center Color Splash Panel #177715 TM Sensory Play...

Smart Play hese smart playstructures will take kids from early crawling exploration on up to active climbing and social play. This line packs a lot of activities into compact structures and helps span a critical period of childhood development, making them ideal for childcare, early learning centers and neighborhood playgrounds. With guidance from the National Head Start Association and Too Small to Fail, we have created a range of developmentally appropriate activities for several of the Smart Play playstructures, including literacy prompts designed to engage children and adults in...

Smart Play A little bigger, a little more challenging and a whole lot of fun for ages 2 to 5. Handrails lead them up the steps and into a world of imaginary play, with a built-in find-it game, language prompts and learning activities connected to early childhood curriculum goals, lower level clubhouse and so much more. You’ll find plenty of interactive elements to engage developing minds and bodies. U.S. Patent number D832,965. #223857

Smart Play 2 to 5 Years Fire Station Kids can take control at the wheel, pat Sparky the friendly fire dog or slide on down to their next adventure. They’ll enjoy lots of activities that teach young ones about fire safety and helping others, including an object find game, engine gear shift and a fun mirror that shows them how they’d look in uniform. U.S. Patent number D859,563. #233073 ASTM/CSA #238233 EN Market Cafe This farmers market and cafe lets little ones take turns placing meal orders, dining with friends and learning about yummy food choices while describing their meal. Kids can...

Smart Play Connect two with an elevated crawl tunnel to enhance the imaginative fun and physical activity levels. Loft + Market Cafe #233079 ASTM/CSA #237303 EN Loft + Fire Station #233077 ASTM/CSA #237302 EN Fire Station + Market Cafe #233081 ASTM/CSA #237304 EN

Smart Play 2 to 5 Years Experience the Centre! Combine the Loft, Fire Station and Market Cafe to create a whole village of play potential. #233083 ASTM/CSA #237305 EN

Smart Play Sixteen activities engage and delight, including cut-out shapes to peek through, a winding race car track, interactive sand shoot or play table, bongos and ring-a-bells, and geometric shape-and-fit games. #197057

Smart Play A total of 14 interactive play events build cognitive and motor skills for plenty of toddlers and preschoolers. Its compact footprint fits tight spaces and tight budgets. #205160

layShaper® playstructures encourage growing youngsters to become independent, inquisitive learners, gain confidence in their physical skills, and form positive relationships with peers and adults. Scaled for preschoolers, these imaginative playsystems offer age-appropriate challenges that help them build physical strength, flexibility, balance and dexterity—all in a day’s play. Let curious young minds go exploring on a PlayShaper playstructure. Colorful learning panels encourage creativity while increasing alphabet knowledge, familiarity with numbers and math, and the exploration of colors,...