Splash play continues to be the most commonly planned waterplay amenity for parks and other outdoor recreation areas. The great news for communities whose plans for splash pads are constrained by space limitations, budgetary belt-tightening and other constraints is that design for these type of spaces is ever more innovative. If you’re dealing with space […]
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Funding water play fun in your community
ARP Funds for Parks, Fundraising Programs, Park Grants and Purchasing Contracts for Municipal Splash Pads Don’t let funding be the obstacle that keeps your community’s water play dreams from becoming a reality. We offer fundraising programs and park grant resources to make fundraising effective and hassle free. Landscape Structures also offers a wide variety […]
Just Add Water: Legacy of Play H2O Contest
Landscape Structures in partnership with Kiwanis® International is excited to announce a new contest for Kiwanis clubs: Legacy of Play H2O! This contest which kicks off on Feb. 1, 2022, is similar to the annual Legacy of Play contest, but this time Kiwanis clubs can enter to win US$50,000 toward an AquaSmart™ Splash Pad Package. […]
Guidelines for Safe and Equitable Reopening of Public Playspaces
Public playspaces including splash pads and playgrounds are critical assets for healthy childhood development for kids and vital to the health and resilience of kids and communities. However, due to necessary COVID-19 public health measures, public playspaces across the United States closed this spring. As water playgrounds across the country reopen, it is paramount that […]
Provide Aquatic Play Areas For All
Showcased in Recreation Management Spraygrounds have gained in popularity over the past couple of decades, providing water fun on hot summer days. And with many park and recreation organizations aiming to expand their amenities to provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, it’s good to know that creating an inclusive splash pad experience […]
Shakopee’s Splash Pad Opens at Lion’s Park
A proposal for the installation of an all-inclusive splash pad in Lions Park was unanimously approved by the Shakopee City Council on May 21. Shakopee native Greg Stoks, managing director for the water division of Landscape Structures, Aquatix®, has offered the city the patent-pending hydraulic activator system, along with 11 water fountain features such as […]
Accepting Applications for Parks & Recreation State Speaker Scholarship Program
Landscape Structures Inc. is accepting applications for its 11th annual Parks & Recreation State Speaker Scholarship program. The program offered will provide $2,500 to support hosting keynote speakers at 2019-2020 state parks and recreation associations’ or regional or annual conferences. Since the scholarship program’s inception in 2009, Landscape Structures has awarded more than 240 scholarships […]
Creating a splash for the whole community
It is easy to be overwhelmed in the design option variety offered by Aquatix® by Landscape Structures. The best practice is to design your splash pad for play value and variability. Start by answering the following questions: Who will use the splash pad? What types of spray features should you include? Where is your water […]
Plan an Inclusive Splash Pad
Splash pads are a great way to make aqua play accessible for children and families. Even though a splash pad may be accessible to those with differing abilities, this does not inherently make it fully inclusive. Nor does designing bigger and more exciting splash pads make the water play area more inclusive. In fact, bigger […]
Planning a Community Splash Pad: Goals and Development
The second installment of our educational series on how to create a community splash pad is focusing on the goals of the splash pad and its development. The last post focused on items to be accomplished in the pre-planning stage. Goals By creating your project’s goals, decision makers and planners can refer to the objectives […]
