Playpark for Ciyanjano
A year and a half ago I made a playset for Ian and Ireen out of wood poles bought at the local timber market. The playset started as just a swingset – but a ladder, deck, wheel and climbing rope were soon added. With our family’s recent move due to flooding, I disassembled the playset and decided we should resurrect it at its new home at Ciyanjano. After much work, Jailos Sakala and myself fastened and bolted the various pieces to reconstruct it. Our Zambian friends were confused by the term “playground” and said that it should be called a “playpark”. So playpark it is. Eventually, I’d like to add other play structures and equipment to the area. The kids at Ciyanjano are already having a blast with it, but with kids camps coming in the future – we’ll need added capacity. What kind of equipment would you recommend we consider? The materials need to be locally available and I’d like to incorporate salvaged items into the creation of the playpark. I’m totally open to suggestions.
It’s good to see these photos of Ciyanjano. Keep posting… we love to keep up with you this way.
Tell Ireen and Ian that Grandpa and Grandma are very proud of them for sharing their “playpark” with the many Zambian children who will visit Ciyanjano. Thank you, Timothy and Andrea, for blessing others with something that you built for your own children. And . . . that is an awfully cute picture of Ian!! This Grandma would sure love to whisk this sweet little boy up in her arms and shower him with hugs and kisses.
Climbing wall!
monkey bars. tire swing. slide of some sort.
a playhouse/clubhouse/treehouse. see-saw.