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Children have such uninhibited imaginations and so creating urban playgrounds like the one pictured, albeit with very few features from nature, will inspire and promote healthy development through play. A tilted area and aluminium frame will quickly morph into the lair of a tiger or creek full of spiralling crocodiles for these children. 

I love the following thoughts written on the Studio Dreiseitl website surrounding the Jurong Lake Gardens in Singapore. 

Nature Play at Forest Ramble - Children can play to their hearts’ content at Forest Ramble, which is a nature-inspired 2.3-hectare playground with 13 different adventure stations that encourage kids to mimic the actions and motions of the animals that inhabit the freshwater swamp habitat.

Butterfly Swing
Separated into a swings area and hammock area, the Butterfly Swing lets children of different age groups swing together in different ways – toddlers can swing in a bucket, the older ones can swing together on a rope or pendulum while wheelchaired children can swing on an accessible swing. A place for kids to experience how a butterfly bob around in nature. 

Musical play
There will be an area where children can create music using instruments made from simple natural materials.

Snake tower
Mimicking the motion of a tree climbing snake, children can climb up the 6m tall Snake Tower through a series of platforms that swirls around a red tree. There are 2 slides and 1 climbing tube at various heights.

Squirrel play
In the Squirrel Play, children can balance, jump, climb, hide, run like a playful and active squirrel and seek refuge via a squirrel drey in a nest-like space.



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