Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Are you ‘tire’d of the same old playgrounds?

Playgrounds have come a long way since the early days of hot, steel slides and open-backed infant swings.

Safety is a big issue on today’s playgrounds, but so is imagination and ingenuity.

Take a look at some of the many unusually cool designs popping up around the world.

 Nishi-Rokugo – Tokyo, Japan

In Japanese, Nishi-Rokugo means Tire Park. The Kawasaki plants are located not far away, so it’s possible they donated the 3,000 tires that make up the dinosaurs, monsters, bridges, slides, swings, and all the loose ones there for kids to stack and hop on.

Here’s nine more parks thanks to Funster

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