The Backyard Playground: Recreational Landscapes & Play Structures
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589230590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorPhilip Schmidt (Golden, CO) is an avid environmentalist and a home improvement expert who has written many successful DIY books, including Build Your Kids a Treehouse, The Complete Guide to Patios and The Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds.. He lives in Golden, CO
Detailed enough that anyone can build them Harold McFarland In an unusual departure from books of this type the first thirteen pages discuss what children like to do, the type of play different ages are interested in, and how to match an appropriate play area to the child. With that foundation firmly laid, "The Backyard Playground: Recreatio. "Better Instructions, creative ideas" according to L. M. MACLEAN. This book has a good opening with the kinds of play a child wants and how to match play areas to them. The woodworking instructions are clearer than "Playhouses You Can Build: Indoor and Backyard Designs," (Stiles, David R) and the color pictures more inspiring but there are fewer p. Too many pictures not enough instructions The main problem with this book lies in the fact that there are a lot of pictures for things they do not have instructions for. Anyone who has children will see the problem in this right awayyour children are inevitably going to want you to build the things there are no instructions
Philip Schmidt (Golden, CO) is an avid environmentalist and a home improvement expert who has written many successful DIY books, including Build Your Kids a Treehouse, The Complete Guide to Patios and The Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds.. He lives in Golden, CO
There are also projects for playhouses and forts that kids can help build and several plans for child-size outdoor furniture.Where appropriate, projects are designed for adaptation to a different use after the child outgrows them. The projects in this book include a broad range of designs, for toddlers to teenagers. By combining building projects for children's play structures with tips and ideas for creative landscaping, this book goes much further than any other to helping readers create a fun, safe, and interactive outdoor play area for their children in an environment that is useful and appealing to adults. For example, the sandpit project is a