Gallery: An Abstract Playground Designed to Fuel Kids' Creativity

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    Free Play makes playgrounds that look a lot like art sculptures. The Maze is made from swiss-cheese like cubes that can be configured into climbable structures.
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    The Weeping Willow is a monkey bar-like structure with ropes hanging down.
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    Cornstalks are installed into the ground and gently sway when touched. Free Play is working on illuminating them, too.
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    Children can crawl up the side of the Maze, or create their own secret playhouse inside the structure.
  • The Ant Farm is a series of tubes sandwiched between transparent plastic.
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    The Ant Farm is a series of tubes sandwiched between transparent plastic.
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    Children wiggle through the plastic maze.
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