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San Diego Botanical Garden/ Children Garden/ San Diego

This is a great example of a natural learning area for the kids, because it variates of things to do. There is a high point, underground area, areas to climb, and variates of material to touch and sense. This structure allows the children to make it their own and play.

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San Diego Botanical Garden/ Children Garden/ San Diego

This is another part of the Botanical Garden in which shows how children can bring their creativity out-door. The movable blocks allows the kids to create things of their own.

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Ian Potter Children’s Garden/ Sydney/ASPECT Studios

This is another great example of a natural learning area, where there is a sense of adventure. The wood structures allow the children to climb, craw, walk, fall and enjoy. The trees around the structure provides a private space for the children

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Ian Potter Children’s Garden/ Sydney/ASPECT Studios

On the other side of the park there is another material used which helps the children to understand the different textures and use of the material. The rocks around help the parents to sit and watch the children while they play in the water.

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Parc de Belleville/ Paris/ BASE landscape architects

The geometry shapes in this park is a great way to allow the children to learn and understand the per-spective, and climb on top and go under the wooden structure.

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Parc de Belleville/ Paris/ BASE landscape architects

Another part in which children try to find their own way to the top and bottom of this structure.

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Waterfront Park/ San Diego/ Hargreaves Associates

The play structure is one the popular in the park. It allows the kids to build their physical abilities and learn by falling, hurting and achieving.

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Waterfront Park/ San Diego/ Hargreaves Associates

The other side of the park is open area where children are able to come with their parents and enjoy the view and have a picnic area to them.

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Climbing wooden Structure. The maze to run around.

Shade and Hide under the lines of bamboo.Walk along the bushes or crawl under the bushes

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Sand and Track Sand and Crawl under the Bonfire Structure

The Water Feature.Climb the rope.

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Variation in topography allows the kids to under-stand the use of energy.

Structure to climb, sit or crawl.

The love of height and slide. The Cut in the mound to explore high point and low point

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Be the spider in your life. Playing with the sand and water.

Cannot drive the car but can climb the tires. Spider Web of Tires

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The use of fabric allows the children to whichever way possible.

Climb or Crawl the wooden Structure,

Area for children to play and parents to sit. Learning of materials

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Variates of material and the use of strength. Sun, colors and climb.

Climb or Build Climb the rope or hang on them.

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Climb the woods or slide the metal Parents sit while the kids can have hands on expe-rience with sand and water.

The use of hand-pup teaches the children old ways of accessing water.

Build the height

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Finding creative ways to play in a park.

Skip or sit on the wood block or slide down the wood.

Sand and a creek of water

Sit or play around the rocks and wood.

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Sensor Garden

Learning to collect water. Learning to climb or roll.

How high can you climb the web.

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