4 Hour Class - Playground Detectives

While searching for the letter of the week on the playground this "Landscape Structures" logo was spotted:

The "Landscape Structures" logo

We noticed that it was all over the playground on various objects.

Playground equipment

Signs

Swings

It was cool that we noticed it all over one playground, but then we started noticing it at other playgrounds as well!

Climbing Spider Park

Mushroom Park

Even our very own playground at West has "Landscape Structures" equipment!

Now we keep our eyes open for similar equipment on other playgrounds. It's always exciting to connect our surroundings from one park to the other.

Keep your eyes open, you just might find some as well!!

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