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Adventure Playgrounds are common in Europe because of their educational value and superior appeal to children. A side-step from traditional playgrounds, BRiDGES Preschool Playgrounds capture the essence of early childhood with environmentally rich natural elements that include manipulatives and moveable components. BRiDGES Preschool has become well known throughout the educational community for our "Play Clothes Only" approach to outdoor environments.
Our outdoors are an extension of the classroom, full of wonders and opportunities for educational exploration. Some of our unique playground features include mud kitchens, share gardens, a bird and butterfly habitat, water features, music gardens, dirt mounds, loose tires, and a real boat! Co-founder and Executive Director, Cori Fabian accepts opportunities to inspire other schools and their educators by speaking at major Early Childhood Education Conferences about quality indoor and outdoor environments.
 Crismon & Apache Trail: 10257 E. Apache Trail - Mesa, AZ Approximately 5,000 square feet of outdoor playground.
• Living Creek with Bridge
• Mud Kitchen
• Desert Botanical "Kinder" Garden
• Share Garden: Fruits/Vegetables/Flowers
• Marooned 21' Boat (real)
• Large Dirt Mounds
• Tunnels
• Balance Beam
• Swings
• Hand Over Hand Bars
• Play Houses
• Tryke Track |
• Tractor Tires
• Loose Tires
• Outdoor Art Easels
• Slide Structure
• Music Garden
• Grass Area
• Mature Trees
• Basketball Hoop
• Small Reading Orchard
• Large Sand & Water Exploration Areas
• Refrigerated Drinking Fountain
• Picnic Area |
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 Power Road & Brown Road: 1201 N. 66th Street - Mesa, AZ Approximately 2,500 square feet of outdoor playground.
To maximize on space restrictions, we added interest by giving the space more than one ground level.
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• Music Garden
• Bird & Butterfly Habitat
• Sloped Tryke Track
• Troll Bridge
• Brown Sugar Mountain: A Dirt & Small
Boulder Hill Adjacent to Mud Kitchen
• Share Garden: Fruits/Vegetables/Flowers
• Garden Statue & Water Feature
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• Straw Bales
• Toy Castle & Toy House
• Large Sand & Water Exploration Area
• Large Logs
• Mature Trees
• Tire Mountain Obstacle
• Dirt Mounds with Small Tunnels
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 Gilbert & Ray Road: 1494 S. Gilbert Road - Gilbert, AZ Approximately 15,000 square feet of outdoor playground.
This playground is in the making, below are a list of goals. Updated pictures and information about the development of this enormous play space will be available on this site by late 2009. Your ideas are welcomed.
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• Lots of Shade Trees & Plants
• Water Features
• Share Garden: Fruit/Vegetable/Flower
• Desert Garden
• Mud Kitchen
• Art & Statues
• Art Easels
• Tryke Tracks
• Nature Paths
• Logs & Boulders
• Swings
• Hand Over Hand Bars
• Toy Houses
• Dirt Mounds
• Tunnels
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• Troll Bridge
• Music Garden
• Bird & Butterfly Habitat
• Large Sand & Water Exploration Area
• Tire Mountain Obstacles
• Tractor Tires
• Low Balance Beams
• Climbing Ropes
• Construction Zone
• Reading Orchard
• Grass Area
• 3 Individual Imagination Yards:
One for each full day program
to reconstruct annually.
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Early Years Playground Features:
• Plenty of Shade with Misters
• Walk or Stroll Nature Paths
• Shade Trees & Plants
• Multi-Mini Levels with Bridge
• Mini Climbers & Slides
• Toy Houses
• Baby & Toddler Swings
• Small Ride-On Toys & Push Toys
• Outdoor Manipulatives
• Safe Crawl and Climb Obstacles
• Grass & Picnic Area
• Sand & Water Exploration Center
• Sensory Stations
• Art & Statues
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