Design Guide for Barefoot Parks
Playground Equipment for Barefoot Activity
| Most playground
items that comply with established security standards, can be used barefoot and therefore
included in a barefoot park. Some
well-tried items are shown here. Do-it-yourself constructions with moving parts are not
recommended. Instead the risk of injury shall be minimized by purchasing approved models
from well-established manufacturers. |
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| Chain walk | This is a favored item of most barefoot parks. |  |
| The shaky variant without handrail. |  |
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| Moving bridge | Less wobbly is a balancing bridge with joints between the rounded wooden parts. |   |
| Wobbling beam | A revolving balance beam is a special attraction -- see also this video (2,8 MB). Everyone wants to know if he can make it, but needs the help of the others in the beginning. |  |
| Rocking feet | Boards shaped like footprints and mounted on spiral springs are great fun. |   |
| Slackline | A 5 cm broad slackline is spanned between trees or pillars. A guiding string above with a movable cord helps the amateurs to keep equilibrium. This doesn't, however, guarantee elegance.... |  |
| Zip-line | Barefoot above sandy ground, the glissade is real fun. |   |
| Tarzan swing | A hanging rope with a thick knot serves to cross the pond like Tarzan. |  |
| Fountain jumping | This special pump invites visitors to jump on it and get surrounding people wet. |  |
| Water playground | A versatile arrangement for retaining and bypassing water -- and scrambling on it with bare feet ... |  |
| ... and splashing around in the sand below. |  |
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| The example of the Witches' Water in Tyrol shows how to design a really spacious water playground. |   |
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| Archimedian screw | This device can allow the big brother to wind up water for washing the little sister's feet ... |  |
| Trampoline,
climbing, carrousel, swing... ... and so on |
  
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