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Evolution of Swing Sets

EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR EVOLUTION, SWINGSETS WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Gesk 1ae partas, as 8ariy as the 5h certury B.C. are koavn to hers capturd Ifa's more plartil noments, including NEMen and chiden playing on a swing And nhila such eidence sapesta that svings are an andant notion, the modam cocept af playgreund aqupnent as ve krov it today began in the Untad Stats3 at the tum of the 20th century, amidst cutunl and eonomic refom IMAGES OF SWINGS are present in art as early as the 5TH CENTURY B.C. SWINGS ARE ANCIENT. SWING SETS ARE NEW. SOCIAL REFORM. IDLE CHILDREN FIRST PLAYGROUNDS SPRING UP ACROSS U.S. 1890- 1900 h the late 1800, when chid labor laws sucosahily rEREzd the minnum vorking age, ewly ide chidren tat no sah plkon to play in uten anas. Seting ide spam and creatrg hygound egupment. then. became fhe heart of a movement bachad by vomen and eductors n many prab citiore. 1920 ) 1" PLAYGROUND STANDARDS ISSUED The Natonal Recreation Asacaten began pubishing recomendations for achel playground oqupment JUNGLE GYM PATENTED BY SEBASTIAN HINTON GREAT DEPRESSION GOVERNMENT FUNDING 1930 Dutng the Grst Depmesian pkygtards p rapitly armes the courtry, and were furded by the feshral Gavernmest. PLAYGROUNDS FALL INTO DISREPAIR 1940 WORLD WAR II put a danper en the manufatre of nev playground aquipnent and many felinto derepar BOOM O (1950 h té pest var period therE VES a boem in playgound constuction far. Jou gusad t fhe Baiy Boomer. Pule plagounds wER tundsd right akng wth a food af putlie achool hausing and higtway construction pnjecta. 1960 JUNGLE GYMS GET CREATIVE In the 1950s, desigrers creskd unusal play structus beed upon TRM idkas from child paychelogy, ercauaging dacialan-naking and Bodal ntaracion. The cenospt was dubbed "Adverturs Plarounds." Thess structuras vere pndonitly mada fan stal. INJURIES SURGED 1970 OUCHIES! FROM STEEL PLAYGROUNDS REDWOOD PLAYSETS ARE BORN 1975 h 1915, tuo young perhers (and paerta). ato retosd the dengar of stael playats, in Pakigh Morth Caroina, as the Ornginal Redwtod Playont Compary Woodplay Playsets 1980- 1990 SAFE. SAFER. SAFEST. The Federal Coreumer Preduct Subty Commkn (CPSC) publahed standarts in the 1980e that vould gatly rfenos awng sat design tor tutun jaratkre. To w nguktiore inekded nommendatione far moring herd aguipnent (metale borni and subettøy "t alacamerts CPSC such as voad and plasti. The change to woodan sving sta accekrukd though the 1590a and injuis fon the playgound eguipment lessened. h the 1990s, further gudslres brought trel tured seratity ta sakany issues in sving set deign. At te stat of the 21st century, instalsion of CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Voodan playground aquipnent contiruad to accekrA. REBIRTH OF OUTDOOR PLAY (Mo In 2011, The chidhoad obesty ancem hes gven rise to an incressad inkrest in outcer pky. The diving fartor behid sving st tesign today ie to achiene a sving set which stimuktes the imegireten and ireraes physical actvity, whik ranaining sala Ard the tnest ning st manuactues Nerk orly with lunter mils vhich meet or ecead the standards of etter the Farnst Stavankhip Cuncdl (F3C) or the Sustainable Foresty nttatre (8H), which plarts tve trees far enary brea hanasted. www.woodplay.com Pa eest ney Tile a u Ti 1- 1 y L Pe eh e 2 Cetyt dnd H, an Pptin woodplay POST-WAR

Evolution of Swing Sets

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Swing sets today have made great strides since their beginning at the turn of the 20th century. Strides in swing set safety and educational opportunities have lead us to the natural, safe wooden swing...

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