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Letter on how Playgrounds in Tampines can be Improved: Xinyi :D

2008-07-26T05:13:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21st July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Suggestions on how Playgrounds in Tampines can be Improved

Dear Minister Mah,

Tampines is a home and place for everyone to live in and enjoy, particularly the playgrounds around the neighbourhoods, where children of all ages come together to make friends with children of different races, religions and communities. Friendships start at a young age and are influential in their life.

However, children who are terminally ill may also be shunned as they have a 'contagious disease' and concerned parents are worried their children might get infected, thus resulting in these terminally ill children feeling lonely or left out.

My class has done a class project for literature, and we have researched on playgrounds for the terminally ill around the world, and we have found ways to make playgrounds more accessible to these children. We also have realized that most playgrounds in Tampines are not very user-friendly to the terminally ill, and this led us to think that the playgrounds in our neighbourhoods can be modified for the benefit of these children, and expose them to more things.

The playgrounds in Tampines are catered more for normal children, but
from a handicapped child's point of view, it is inconvenient and hard to play in. The playgrounds are also sometimes vandalised and dirty, with cigarette butts and litter. Some children run around playgrounds barefooted, and stepping on a cigarette butt may cause burns to their feet.

I suggest that the playgrounds get cleaned up more often, so as to avoid mishaps like the matter mentioned above. The playgrounds nowadays are more brightly-coloured and cheerful, and it is ideal that all playgrounds are like that as it is more interesting for little kids to interact with. But certain areas are high up, and sometimes children may be careless and fall, hurting themselves in the process. Playgrounds are intended to be child-friendly and the height of certain play areas and the cushioning should be adjusted for safety reasons.

My group and I have also noted that few playgrounds in the Tampines region are sheltered, and as a result, most children are unable to access the playgrounds even when it is raining. Even when the rain has stopped, children still cannot use the playground equipment as it is still wet and slippery from the previous shower earlier in the day. If the playgrounds are sheltered, children are able to go to the playground as often as they want, without any worries.

I sincerely thank you for taking time to read my proposal, and I hope that you can consider making these changes and improvements to the playgrounds in Tampines to suit the children in the neighbourhood. Thank you, I look forward to your reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Tay Xinyi
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary School

Letter to Minister Mah Bow Tan

2008-07-23T04:45:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21 July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Dear Minister Mah
Feedbacks and suggestions on the playgrounds in Tampines
Being a home to many families, Tampines has many facilities and the playgrounds are one of them. Although the different types of colours and the degree of safety can be seen, there are some activities that are not suitable for some children. The children I am talking about are the children with terminal diseases. Normally, the playgrounds are built for healthy and active kids so the playgrounds often have things like monkey bars which are unsuitable for the terminally ill children
My group and I have created a playground that is suitable for all children, whether they are ill or not. The theme of the playground is ‘forest’. Using this theme, we have created an indoor playground with the things found in a forest or near it.
In the middle of the playground, a lake will be painted and a small bridge will be constructed to give the children the impression of entering another world. A few marine animal toys are also placed on the lake and in case the children have an allergy, the material used to make the soft toy cover prevents bacteria and mildew from growing on it.

A tree house will also be built and a couple of toys will be placed in it. There will be about three trees in total. One of them will have a ladder where they can climb up and slide down a slide leading to a huge amount of coloured plastic balls and another ladder leading to another tree. The tree that it leads to is the one with a house on it. It also has a television installed under the tree and benches placed all over it in case the children and tired and want to rest or the parents want to wait for their children. The last tree will be located on the other side of the lake, where a swing will be attached to it, allowing the children to rest on it and look at other children play and have fun. An interesting feature our playground has is a tambourine as not many playgrounds have it. The tambourine is located at a corner of the indoor playground so it does not block the way of the children and adults. A see saw that have seats that are specially made in the shape of a discus fish will also attract the children’s attention.

As safety is always our first priority, we make sure that even if the children falls down, they won’t get hurt as the floor is made of soft material, cushioning the fall of the kids. This playground will also serve as a place where children can relax so the walls will be painted with animals and such to attract attention.
Thank you for taking time off to read my proposal and I hope you consider my suggestions as on how to upgrade the playgrounds in Tampines.

Yours truly,
Lim Yu Hui
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary School

2008-07-22T06:39:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines street 21
Singapore 529400

July 21, 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Dear Minister Mah,

Feedbacks and suggestions on how to improve the playground

Tampines is an area surrounded by a lot of families with children therefore I have decided to build a playground in this area for the children to enjoy. I’ve heard of all the things you had done for the neighborhood and thus, you are well respected by all of the residents. To make the playground a more interesting place for the children to play, I have gain feedbacks and suggestion from the neighbors as to how we can modify the playground.

In this project, we are supposed to make a model of the playground with recycled materials. And, we are to build a actual playground with a budget of 999k. We found
A theme to build our playground and that is, forest. To link to the book, Bridge of Terabithia, our playground must have certain areas which are similar to that of the book. And, this playground is to cater to the needs of the terminally ill children. We found materials to built the playground and we have found the cost prices of these materials. The total cost of the materials does not exceed the budget of 999k. With feedbacks from our literature teacher, we have also found ways to improve the current playground.

To improve the playground, we gathered feedbacks from the residents and our teacher. From the feedbacks, the playground is very safe for the children to play. However it is not attractive enough and it does not carry the mood of our purpose ----- to build a playground that makes the terminally ill children feel happier. Thus, we are only graded average for our playground. We have also gathered this feedback that the playground has too little things for the children to play. Thus we gotten suggestions to improve the playground.

We have decided to add pictures to the playground to liften the mood of the playground. We will also make more facilities in the playground so it can be a better place for the children to play. As we know that you would want all the best for the residents in this area, we hope that you could consider our suggestions and make changes to the playground. Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Ngo li ting

2008-07-21T06:48:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400
21st July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Feedbacks and suggestions to improve the playgrounds in Tampines

Dear Mr. Mah,

Tampines being a place surrounded by families need to have facilities like playgrounds to cater to the need of the children. Under your expert leadership, Tampines has thrived and more and more families are moving here.

Being a neighbourhood surrounded by families with children, we should also have playgrounds that are built specially for terminally ill children so that they will not feel left out and lonely when the other children are playing as the parent of the children might not want the terminally ill children to play with their children as the are afraid the terminally ill children will pass on their “disease” to their own child.

Therefore, my group and I have come up with a model of a playground that are built especially for the terminally ill children to cater to their needs and to also brighten up their lives and make them happier. The playground model that my group has come up with is filled with a variety of bright colours to cheer up the children and also to attract them to the playground.

As safety is our first priority, the materials we have chosen to make our playground are all safe and soft so that it will not hurt the children, like for example the floor of the playground could be made of rubber instead of concrete as it increases friction so that the children will not fall and hurt themselves when they fall on the rough and hard concrete floor it will also not injure the children when they fall as it is soft.
Thank you for taking some time off to read my letter. I hope you will consider my suggestions for the improvement of the playgrounds here.

Yours truly,
Loong Yun Xian
Pasir Ris Secondary School

Letter to Minister Mah Bow Tan

2008-07-20T17:26:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
390 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21 July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Dear Minister Mah

Letter on improving playgrounds in Tampines and feedbacks about it

As a student in Pasir Ris Secondary School, which is located in Tapines, we have discovered that there are a wide variety of playground in Tampines, from the materials used to the kind of people which are able to play the playground. The playground in Tampines can be found everywhere, the different types of colours and the degree of safety can be seen.

From our research, we found that there can still have rooms of improvements so we comes up with how the playground can be improves to make them more Need-sensitive so that even children with non-contagious but with terminal illnesses can go out to have fun and have fun while they have the ability to. We also found out that some of the playground could have theme so that it can looks more creative and attractive. In the research, we are going to focus on having a playground which could cater the special needs of children with non-contagious but with terminal illnesses. We decided to have a theme of forest as it could look interesting and creative.

In the research, we found that most of the playgrounds are for children who have no illness, but the children with illness are same as the other children. They need fun and also want to enjoy themselves just like you and me. Because of their illness, they are unable to play in the normal playground, so we have come up with the design of playground which are suitable for them, colours which will brighten them up, in the same time, they can enjoy themselves.

The playgrounds in Tampines are sometime unsafe because after a period of time the paint will start to peel of and the facility are not in good conditions. This will results in the decreasing degree of safety. There is a swing, why not has a protective swing mat to prevent fall of the children. Instead of using metallic material, why not use strong, durable rubber material. The colours should be bright and not dull so that the children will feel happy upon visiting the playground. We plan to have the playground outdoor so that they can have more fresh air. The design of the playground can be improve to be more creative.

Thank you for taking time off to read my letter. I hope that you will consider on my suggestions.

Yours truly,
Kwok Ying Wei
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary School

Letter to Mister Mah Bow Tan

2008-07-20T17:24:00.000-07:00

Pasir Ris Secondary School
190 Tampines Street 21
Singapore 529400

21st July 2008

Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Member of Tampines GRC

Feedbacks and suggestions on improving the playgrounds in Tampines

Dear Minister Mah,

As a student of Pasir Ris secondary school, i grately thank you for giving time to read my letter. Recently, my group was researching on playgounds for the terminally-ill children for our literature project. Researching on the best playground for the children was not such an easy job. We had to follow the rules on following our theme which was forest.The materials we used had to be eco-friendly and our playground concept had be linked to the novel, ~Bridge to Teribithia~. The playground design had to meet the special needs of the children. Our group had gone through thick and thin. Eventually we managed to think up of the best playground.

After this project, we have learned the imporantance of a playground and its purpose. Through researching, we have looked through playgrounds in Tampines. They are of well condition and the design is most suitable for the children of the neighbourhood.

However, playgrounds in Tampines do no meet the expectations of many. Having gone through a project on playgrounds, suggestions and feedbacks were thought of to build better and safer playgrounds for the neighbourhood children.

Firstly, safety is the number one priorty of a parent for his or her child. To improve the safety of a playground, it must build out of safe materials. Instead of hard metal materials why not safe rubbery material instead. Floors of playground could be made of the same material as a running track instead of a hard, cold, marble floor. The material helps cushion a child's feet, and running would not be a problem.

Choice of colours is important for some children can be fussy on choosing which playground to play in. The choice of colours must be of a vareity, especially bright colour as it helps to brighten a child's feelings.

The design of a playground can also be unique. Some playgrounds can be shaped like a castle. This will interest any child on whether to venture through the castle shaped playground or just have fun in it.

Playgrounds does not necessarily have to be build outdoor to bring more llfe to the children. Indoor playground too can be filled with fun. Walls and floors filling the indoor playground can be painted of different themes. Think of a child's interest in fun, having this idea can help imporve the design of the playground to be more fun and interesting.

Thank you for taking time off to read my letter. I hope that you will consider my suggestions on improving the playgrounds in Tampines.

Yous truly,
Charissa Chia Jia Hui
Pasir Ris Secondary School

2008-04-25T00:56:00.000-07:00

We've done our best for our model
And it turned out great.

We had some bad times

but things turned out ok for our meeting
We had a group pic

Today's meeting

2008-04-25T00:43:00.000-07:00

We had a meeting today with our literature teacher, Mrs boy a.k.a Mdm Yew, having said on our project. We intend on stating on our the model links to the novel Bridge to Terabithia. After the comments from Mrs Boy, we started on choosing our group name
So we have chosen our group to be named ClXY3.

Progress

2008-04-25T00:22:00.000-07:00

Firstly,
~We bought the materials needed for the model. We bought ice-cream sticks, toy erasers, green board, super glue.
~We also used our own materials at home such as toliet paper rolls, toothpicks, paper, paint,etc.

~We started out organinsing ourselves by giving each of us a role.
~Yunxian = painting the river on the board
~Yuhui = build the treehouse with ice-cream sticks
~Charissa = build the see-saw
~Xinyi and Liting = Modified the blog
~Yingwei = painted pebbles beside river banks

After that,
~Yuhui = build the links to the slide, build slide too
~Charissa = painted treehouse
~Yunxian and Yingwei = painted ice-cream sticks for the builindg of the brdige across the river
~Xinyi and Liting = Build the plastic balls container with plastic and ice-cream sticks

After that,
~Yuhui, Yunxian and Yingwei = stick flower decorations and eraser toys onto the board
~Charissa,Xinyi and Liting = rolling paper balls to represent plastic balls

We finished doing this in one day:

We continue the other features at our own houses:
~Charissa = egg shell pathway, tramboline
~Yuhui = swing
~Yunxian = benches
~Liting = tv

Bringing the features together forming our completed porject:

our members:

2008-04-25T00:01:00.000-07:00

This is Group 1 members:
Charissa(1) Leader
Ying Wei(5) Presenter
Yuhui(8) Designer
Yunxian(9) Researcher
Liting(11) Builder
Xinyi(15) Secretary

Individual Reflection for Literature Mid-Year Project - Xinyi

2008-04-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

Eco-friendly features about my group's 3D-model:

` Toilet paper rolls for tree trunks

` Tiny paper balls for plastic balls

` Egg shells for pathway across the river

` Straws to make benches

` Green-coloured paper for tree leaves

` Used paper and wrapped in black tape for swing seat

` Toothpicks for see-saw handles

` Clothes pegs for trampoline legs

Remarks:

material used for the model:
` Ice-cream sticks

` Toilet paper roll

` Toothpicks

` Straws

` Egg shell

` Clothes pegs

` Paper

` Black duct tape

` Flower-shaped clips

` Corrugated plastic board

` Small animal-shaped erasers

` Toilet paper

` Clear plastic bags

` Old stocking

` String

Playground concept that are linked to the novel:

` A tree house like the one Jesse & Leslie played in

` A small creek to cross into Terabithia

` Wooden bridge that Jesse made at the end of the novel

` Egg shell path to recreate the pebble path Jesse & leslie took to get to the Gates of Terabithia

Playground design that meets the special needs of the children:
` Soft, rubbery material for flooring

` Unique & interesting seats on see-saw

` Benches for any adults supervising & tired children

` Toys are soft & rubberized

` Playground has bright attractive colours

` Playground has recreated scene of a forest with mordern playground equipment

Explanation of how the design meets the special needs of children:

` Soft, rubbery material ensures that children do not sustain injury if they fall

` See-saw seats are appealing to the eye

` Benches for use of adult supervision & for television shows

` Soft & rubberized toys minimise injury when children run around

` Bright colours are attractive and will lighten the mood of children who are aware of their predicament

` Looks like a forest to recreate the scene in Bridge to Terabithia which has a calming feel to it & mordern equipment make the place more enticing

` Xinyi~15

2008-04-23T07:02:00.000-07:00

THE FINAL DRAWING

i finally completed the final drawing of how the playground look like.

Yuhui

Individual reflection for literature mid-year project

2008-04-23T04:06:00.000-07:00

Eco-friendly features about my group's 3D-model:

- We use toilet paper rolls to make the tree trunks

- We use used papers to make into paper balls for the plastic balls

- We use egg shells to make the pathway

- We use straws to make the benches

- We use green coloured paper to make the leaves of the trees

- We use used papers and wrap it up with black tape to make the seat of the swing

- We use toothpicks as the handle of the see-saw

- We use clothes pegs to hold the trampoline

Remarks:

material used for the model:

- ice-cream sticks

- toilet paper roll

- toothpicks

- straws

- egg shells

- clothes pegs

- paper

- black tape

- flower patterned clips

- plastic board

Playground concept that are linked to the novel:

- We have built a tree house as there is also a tree house to bridge to terabithia

- Jess and Leslie need to cross a river in order to get to terabithia and we painted a river in our playground

- We have built a bridge as Jess had built an imaginary bridge at the end of the story

Playground design that meets the special needs of the children:

- the soft and rubbery material for the flooring

- the soft seats on the see-saw

- there are benches in the playground

- the toys in the playground are all soft and rubbery

- the playground is filled with bright colours

Explanation of how the design meets the special needs of children:

- the soft and rubbery material for the flooring is so as to ensure that the children do not hurt themselves when they fall

- the soft seats on the see-saw is to make the children feel comfortable

- the benches are there so that the children can watch the television and also rest if they are tired

- the toys in the playground are all soft and rubbery so the children will not get hurt

- the playground is filled with bright colours as children likes things with bright colours and it will make the happy

- Yunxian ( 9 )

2008-04-23T00:03:00.000-07:00

Eco-friendly features about my group's 3D-model:

~The tree trunk is made of toilet roll

~The seat of the swing is made of used paper and wrap it with black tape

~We use green coloured paper to make the leaves of the tree

~We crush small bit of used paper (including the leftover of the green coloured paper) and paint a coating over it

~We used toothpicks as the handle of the see-saw

~We used chips of egg shell to make the pathway

~We used peg as the stand of the trampoline

~We used straws to make benches

Playground concept that are linked to the novel:

~material used

-ice-cream sticks

-toothpicks

-egg shell

-string

-papers

-straws

-flower patterned clips

-erasers

-cloth pegs

-stockings

-toilet rolls

-paints

-black tape

-plastic board

playground concept that are linked to the novel:

~ River

~ swing

~ treehouse

~ bridge

Explanation of how the designs are linked to the novel:

~There is a river to cross to reach Teribithia, so we painted a river on the plastic board to represent it

~Teribithia was a treehouse so we build this playground with the idea of having a treehouse

~The swing as the swing in the movie to cross to Teribithia

~The bridge in the model with the idea of the bridge build at the end of the story by Jess

Playground design that meets the special needs of the children:

~soft and rubbery materials used for mat

~benches

~soft toys

Explanation of how the design meets the special needs of children:

~the soft and rubbery mat will ensure that the children will not injured themselves badly when they fall down while playing

~the soft toys will not hurt the children as they are soft and cause no danger

~the benches is for the children to sit while watching the television and to take a rest after playing

~the colour of the playground should let the terminally ill children to feel happy and have fun playing when they can play

Charissa lit OEE

2008-04-22T23:45:00.000-07:00

Eco-friendly features about my group's model:
~ We used peg(mini clips) of the stands of the trampoline
~ We used used stockings for the the trampoline
~ We used cardboard for the sides of the trampoline and used chewing gum wrapper to wrap it
~ We used toliet rolls for the tree and ice cream sticks for the tree house, bridge, ladder, slide
~ We used the plastic string used for packing food plastic bags for the strings for the swing
~ We used straws to build the benches
~ We used egg shell for the pathway
~ We used paper and rolled it into little balls for the plastic balls

Remarks:
materials used for the model:
~ paper
~ glue
~ blue tack
~ egg shell
~ plastic bag string
~ ice cream sticks
~ toliet paper rolls
~ duck tape
~ straw
~ paint
~ tooth picks
~ stocking
~ pegs(clips)
~ plastic bags

playground concept that are linked to the novel:
~ River
~ swing
~ treehouse
~ bridge

Explanation of how the designs are linked to the novel:
~ We have chosen the forest theme is linked to Bridge Terabithia which is inclusive of the treehouse, stuff toys, flower decoration
~ In the movie, a treehouse was build which we have also included in our model
~ A bridge to Bridge terabithia at the end of the movie where Jess on his own, we have also build a small bridge of our own linking from one side of the painted river to the other side. (p.s our playground does not have a river. just blue painted floor. it is for both our actual and model playground.)

Playground design that meets the special needs of the children:
~ soft and rubbery materials
~ Benches for sitting purposes and to sit to watch television
~ half filled plastic balls
~ soft rubbery stuff toys

Explanation of how the design meets the special needs of children:
~ terminally ill children need the most fun before they suffer from their illness so this playground is build for the best for the children
~ it is build with safe materials for the protection of the children and yet fun items in the playground to play.
~ the stuff toys are made of rubber for the chidldren to not hurt themselves as it is soft
~ we do not fill the plastic ball to the brim just about half as so not to be as high as the children.

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-year Project 2008

2008-04-22T07:03:00.000-07:00

Eco-friendly features about my group's model:
-We use toilet rolls for the tree trunks
-We use used paper and wrap it in black tape to make the swing seat
-We use small bits of used paper to make the plastic balls after colouring it
-We use the remaining green coloured paper to make leaves for the trees

Remarks:
-materials used
.paper
.straws
.erasers
.ice-cream sticks
.toothpick
.flower patterned clips
.black tape
.cloth pegs
.paints
.plastic sheet
.wood
.plastic board
-(photographs are placed in different posts)

Playground concept that are linked to the novel:
-The title bridge to terabithia
-The movie shows a river
-There was a treehouse in the movie

Explaination of how the designs are linked to the novel:
-We made a bridge are the title of thhe novel is bridge of terabithia
-We made the model look like the people are crossing the bridge to the other side of the river as jess and leslie has to cross from one side to the other
-We created a treehouse as there is one in the movie and the children might like it.

Playground design that meets the special needs of the children:
- The soft toys are made of materials that prevents the dust from sticking to it.
- Chairs are placed in the playground

Explaination of how the design meets the special needs of the children:
As the children we chose are those with terminal diseases so they should be able to do things other than strenuous exercises, so the games we put in the playground are games that are safe and fun.
-This will prevent the children from playing with dusty toys that might affect their illnesses.
-If the children do not want to continue playing, he can sit down and rest.

Yuhui

new items

2008-04-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

We have added some modification to the model.
trampoline, swing, pathway, benches

3D model

2008-04-18T04:01:00.000-07:00

We have done most of the 3D model in one day which is today.
We have completed the slide, plastic balls, stuff animals, flower decoration, tree house, trees, bridge, see-saw.
but we have yet to finish the swing and many more...

for the children

2008-04-16T22:49:00.000-07:00

The desire to play comes naturally to all children and its value is undeniable. The process of playing increases a child's self-esteem, opens a young mind to new possibilities, and develops social, verbal, and problem-solving skills. It is indeed as the old adage says: play is the child's work. Since its inception at the start of the 20th century, playground design in the U.S. has advanced dramatically from the traditional playgrounds of isolated metal pieces of play equipment to today's composite structures of imaginative play activities that are designed to high standards of safety and durability. Still, it is important to remember that the process and quality of play cannot be purchased. It is provided by the child's imagination and innate desire to play. Therefore, the goal of designing for play is simply to create an environment that will beckon to children and enrich their 'work' of play. Which to motivate them we have chosen the forest theme.
With slides and swings included, we have added big stuffy toys for the children to sit,lay down or aply with them.
But safety comes first, therefore we have chosen safe materials for our actuak playground but for our 3D model we've used recycled materials such as toliet paper roll, tissue, paper, ice cream sticks, cloth for our mats or the floor.
To reduce the risk of injury due to falls, playground equipment should be located above a shock-absorbing, or safety, surface. Each surfacing material has a Critical Height factor. The Critical Height of a material is approximately the height below which a life-threatening head injury incurred from a fall would not be expected. The Critical Height factor is directly related to the depth of the material: the thicker the material, the greater its shock-absorbency and its Critical Height factor. The proper material and depth of a safety surface is determined by installing a material at a depth at which the Fall Height of the playground equipment is less than the Critical Height of the safety surfacing. The Fall Height is the maximum height from which a child may potentially fall from a particular piece of play equipment.Poured-in-place rubber and rubber mats are becoming increasingly popular in their use as a safety surfacing in playgrounds.

The process of estimating the construction of a playground is similar to that of the construction of any environment. However, costs sometimes become more difficult to predict for playgrounds that are being built through volunteer labor using donated or at-cost materials. The cost of initial site work is also often substantial and should be determined early in the design process.

Cost of materials

2008-04-16T22:07:00.000-07:00

(All in Singapore dollars)

- Forest green velvet fabric : $6 for a yard (3 feets)
$120 for 20 yards
- Plastic timber : $37.95 each for 1-10 pieces (4 foot by 6 foot)
$35.95 each for 11-20 pieces
$34.95 each for 20-40 pieces
$33.95 each for 41-80 pieces
- Swing set: $5000+
(tire swingseat: $69.99)
(protective swing mat: $119)
- Seesaw: $789 (4' to 12')
- Double Spring riders: $649
- Single spring rider: $454
- Fun balls: $1.26 each
- Big stuff toys: $80.43 each
$241.29 for 3
- Planks of woods: $5.98 per square feet
- Beanbag chair: $79.98 each
$479.88 for 6
- Rubber playground surface: $28.00 per square feet
- Blue and green paint: $8.00 per tin
- Cushion: $26.71
- Monkey bar: $557.54
- Children's ladder: $61.44
- Tree house: $53,497,20

our progess

2008-04-16T21:59:00.001-07:00

We have found many materials and pictures for our project work.
We have now started on our 3D model buying most of the materials...
next day starting on the 3D model......

reflection on 3D model

2008-04-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

in this project,we are going to make a special playground which would cater to the special needs of some people.We would use evnvironmental friendly materials such as plastic and rubber to make the playground. In one of the concepts,there is a playground with treehouse.This treehoouse is related to the nvel as, in the novel,Leslie and Jesse made a treehouse in Terabithia.In another idea,we decided to make the playground surrounded by trees as in the novel,their kingdom was in the forest.In another idea,we would make a enclosed area in the playground and in the internal part,we would make it feel like we are in the kingdom in the novel.Among the ideas, we chose to make a playground that would help in catering to the needs of those mith terminal disease.This playground would be design in a cheerful mood so that the children will be happy although they may die soon.This playground would give them the will to live and this may help in thie medical conditions.When a person is happy,the longer a person would live ^^.We would make this playground woth our heart so that it will be better and the children would be happier.

-liting

I Drew This !! - Yuhui

2008-04-16T01:49:00.000-07:00

This was the starting idea for the model, the one i am working on is not completed yet. Just so you know how the thing roughly looks like.

Yuhui

I Found This!! - Yunxian

2008-04-14T00:18:00.000-07:00

it kind of fits our theme, forest. For the part circled in purple, we could make it look like vines hanging from tree to tree. And for the one circled in blue, we can make it like a branch.

Yunxian

I Found This!! - Charissa

2008-04-10T01:41:00.000-07:00

there will be a part of the playground that resembles this. i got this idea from the river jess and leslie swing across. it looks really nice.

Charissa

I Found This!! - Xinyi

2008-04-10T01:37:00.000-07:00

there will be a few swings located in the playground, something like the one in the picture. it is for people to sit on when they don't feel like playing and just feel like sitting around.

Xinyi

I Found This!! - Yuhui

2008-04-10T01:22:00.000-07:00

this slide is found in a school like the one jess study in. the legs of the slide, (circled in red), is not straight but is still useable, in fact i find the design very unique.maybe if we use this kind of design, it might look more like those found in the forest.

found at 'http://sg.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsg.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dforest%2Bplayground%26sm%3DImages%26fr%3Dyfp-t-img%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3D%26ei%3DUTF-8&w=375&h=500&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F162%2F344417870_6fa67faf93_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fanthrodenver%2F344417870%2F&size=165.2kB&name=344417870_6fa67faf93.jpg&p=forest+playground&type=jpeg&no=14&tt=3162&oid=843f707bb9b8a0c6&fusr=anthro+denver&tit=Jungle+playground&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fanthrodenver%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p'

Yuhui

I Found This!! - Yuhui

2008-04-10T01:13:00.000-07:00

I was thinking of adding a slide to the playground as lot of children likes it. But i will make the slide look better by using different tones of green and brown that can be found in the forest.In the movie, whenever jess and leslie want to go down, they have to climb down, which i find is very troublesome. So i think that with a slide, the childrens will not have to climb down every time.

found at 'http://www.flickr.com/photos/evymoon_quatrain_quotidien/7262611/'

Yuhui

I Found This!! - Liting

2008-04-03T01:17:00.001-07:00

I found this picture extraordinary as this playground is on a mountain. The tree house in this picture is similar to that of the movie, Bridge to Terabithia. I like the treehouse alot as if we are tired, we could rest there and the playground is a suitable place for a gathering between children.

Liting

I Found This!! - Yunxian

2008-04-03T01:14:00.001-07:00

A good playground should be able to attract children to it, and it seems to match our theme. I think that our playground should be something like that.

Yunxian

I Found This!! - Xinyi

2008-04-03T01:11:00.000-07:00

I found this of Google, thought it might be cool for our project... I like the way the artist structured the roots & branches. So Cool! Hope I can ever do a better job... GO TEAM!! XD

Xinyi

I Found This!! - Xinyi

2008-04-03T01:05:00.000-07:00

I found this picture really innovative. The playground looks like a giant box. I know the picture's a little blur, but if you look carefully you can see that there's a treetrunk supporting from the middle, and there's a little house on the left. I think it looks cute. :)

Playground Description Time!!

2008-04-02T22:27:00.000-07:00

Playground Type: Outdoor
Target Group: Children with non-contagious but terminal illnesses

The theme is like a forest. Any treetrunks are made of metal covered with a brown plastic layer and leaves are made of green velvet or plastic. There will be a river painted on the ground andbig animal plushies cushions for random play andd seating.

Yuhui

Our Team Members- Thnx!! xp

2008-04-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

Leader: Charissa
Secretary: Xinyi
Research: Yunxian
Design: Yuhui
Presenter: Yingwei
Builder: Liting

Precautions When Making a Playground

2008-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

For the surface, use shredded rubber, wood chips, wood
fiber, and sand to reduce injuries related to falls. Surfacing should be laid at a depth of at least 12"
and a minimum of 6' in all directions from the
perimeter of the equipment
inspect loose-fill surfaces, like wood chips, that can
be moved around during normal play and need to be
pushed back into place regularly to ensure adequate
cushioning. The play equipment should not contain any spaces between 3
1/2" and 9" wide, where heads or body parts could be
trapped. The playground equipment should also sit on a level surface and
be firmly anchored to the ground and installed equipments should be at least 6' from fences or walls, all the screws and bolts should be capped.
The equipments should be checked at regular intervals for loose nuts
and bolts and broken, rusty or sharp parts. They should also be checked for hot metal surfaces on equipment, like
slides, which could cause burns. Inspect play areas regularly for hazards such as
broken glass or metal pieces on the ground and make sure the children do not walk in front of moving swings.

I Found This!! - Liting

2008-03-26T22:04:00.000-07:00

i found this picture extraordinary as this playgrond is on a mountain. the tree house in thia picture is similar to that of the movie ---- bridge to terabithia. i like the treehouse alot as if we are tired, we could rest there and the playground is a suitable place for a gathering between the children.

Liting