As more and more children are growing up in cities in the face of increasing urbanization, parents want their children to relax, exercise and promote socialization through outdoor play. With socio-economic development, children's recreational activities in cities are increasing. Therefore, do you understand the following four guidelines about the design of outdoor children's play equipment?

First, safety and environmental protection

Children's self-protection ability is often poor, the safety and security of outdoor play is very important. Objective aspects, the guardian should do a good job of children's care, and do appropriate safety knowledge education, enhance the children's awareness of routine safety; subjective aspects, the designer in the design process need to strengthen the importance of safety factors, enhance the safety of the site design, mainly in the site of the road surfacing design, amusement facilities, plant configuration and other aspects. The design of amusement facilities and their auxiliary facilities should be calculated correctly and structurally reasonable to ensure the safety of playmates. In the necessary position of the amusement facilities should be set up eye-catching safety signs, mainly divided into prohibited signs (red), warning signs (yellow) and prompt signs (green) four types In addition to these, the designer should also visually strengthen the sense of permeability of the space.

Second, entertainment and interactivity

The environment will affect children's thinking and behavior, and vice versa, children's individual activities can also be active in the environmental atmosphere, there is a dialectical interaction between the two. Children as the main body of the activity, there is an emotional interaction and communication with the environment. Interactive behavior also enables children to express their respective interests and tendencies to each other, enhancing their exchanges and communication, and contributing to the establishment of interpersonal relationships at an early stage. Children are active by nature and like to perceive all kinds of unknown information in the outside world through personal experience, which satisfies their curiosity, improves their cognitive ability and enriches their life experience. The entertainment and interaction of outdoor play space can not only enhance the emotional communication between children, but also cultivate their teamwork and independent thinking, problem solving ability.

Third, the fun of activities

From the children's point of view, all objective things are still unknown. Therefore, they want to explore the unknown and look for more freshness and excitement. From the building to the site, to the playground facilities, the lively and interesting forms and contents make them more interested.

Fourth, Challenging

There is a big difference between children and adults in the choice of sports, children are more inclined to choose challenging activities, like to explore, try new things. For children, the injection of stimulation, exploration and challenging elements are more likely to make them interested and eager to get involved. A study in Chicago, USA, showed that children who preferred to be active in green, challenging outdoor spaces were more creative than in boring spaces, and were able to initiate more innovative forms of play.