Playground Canopy

Playground Shade

Playground Canopy

Playgrounds are most popular and the most used during the summer months, with the best weather for playing and the most free time available to children and parents. The only drawback is that while sunny days can be very beautiful, the sun is hot and can cause damage to people’s skin through UV rays. Additionally, some children can suffer from heatstroke if they are running around during the hottest part of the day.

One way to avoid this problem and make a playground pleasantly cool all year long is to install a playground shade canopy. A tent-like shade canopy can span the entire play area, or just one section of a playground or climbing structure. In a larger playground, multiple shades might be used and placed over different climbing structures or sections. These will block out most of the sun’s harmful UV rays, lowering the risk of skin cancer. They also provide shade, which makes hot sunny days more pleasant and cool. Because these shades are raised on poles, indirect light is still let in, and the area is bright and airy.

Other ways to generate pockets of shade include trees around the playground, large covering climbing structures, playhouses, or large flat slides. However, these can only cause small patches of sun relief, whereas a playground canopy can cover an entire play area and make playing and moving more comfortable for all children and their parents.

These shades can be chosen to match a playground theme or color scheme. Grounds for Play has a variety of colors and shapes available at our website, www.groundsforplay.com, or in our catalog, and all are made with durable, UV blocking materials. There are several readily available sizes of these playground covers, or custom sizes can be ordered. Playground designers can choose large octagon shaped canopies, domes, or tent-like pyramids to cover a part of a playground.

Playground shade canopies are not commonly seen in all playgrounds yet. Use a playground canopy to make a playground more unique and comfortable to families, encouraging kids to keep active even when it is very hot outside. This keeps kids healthy and happy. Look through www.groundsforplay.com for more ideas to make the best possible playground, where our products include surfaces, canopies, climbing structures, swings, and other playground equipment.