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Splash Pads: A Smart Investment for Community Well-Being and Growth
Discover how splash pads enhance community spaces by promoting inclusion, accessibility, and health while fostering economic growth. Learn why these water play areas are a valuable investment for local governments and municipalities.
How to Transition from a Wading Pool to a Splash Pad: A Step-by-Step Guide for Municipalities
Learn how to upgrade your park by replacing a traditional wading pool with a splash pad. Explore community needs, budget planning, site preparation, design considerations, and more for a seamless transformation.
Research-backed Splash Play
Children play to learn. When they climb trees, drive toy cars through the dirt, or visit the local splash park and brave the Mega Soaker dumping bucket, they’re learning important life skills that give them building blocks for their future selves. At the Waterplay Play Lab we design and test products to encourage free play and invite kids to discover their abilities and develop their physical, emotional, and cognitive skills through play experiences.
Waterplay 101 - Water Management
Choosing the right water management solution will ensure your splash space meets your community’s growth, development, and operating goals. Whether your project goals include designing a space that leads the charge in environmental sustainability, creating a space that doesn’t break the bank year over year in operational costs, or even creating a scale-able splash pad that can easily adapt to your growing community’s needs, you will have the best chance of meeting your goals when you decide what to do with the water.