{"id":12227,"date":"2012-10-11T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=12227"},"modified":"2012-10-11T07:00:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T07:00:45","slug":"playful-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2012\/10\/11\/playful-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever wonder why we&#8217;ve become so boring when it comes to designing kids&#8217; playgrounds? Here&#8217;s a peek at a few play spaces around the world that inspire me:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12228\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/article\/detail\/2117\/blaxland-riverside-park--sydney-australia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12228\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12228  \" title=\"playground1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/playground1-400x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I see pictures like this and imagine the fun that would ensue, I get inspired. This inspiration reminds me of being wowed by really great art &#8211; whether in a museum, gallery or on my own walls.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/article\/detail\/2117\/blaxland-riverside-park--sydney-australia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/images\/blaxland5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That feeling of being inspired, no matter where it comes from, is an important thing to feel in life.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/article\/detail\/2117\/blaxland-riverside-park--sydney-australia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/images\/blaxland6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I try to capture it however you can, whether on the play ground or in a museum.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/article\/detail\/1976\/youth-factory--merida-spain\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Youth Factory - Merida, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/images\/youthcen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youth Factory - Merida, Spain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Creativity makes the world go round.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/article\/detail\/1948\/sculptural-playground--wiesbaden-germany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Sculptural Playground - Wiesbaden, Germany\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoolhunter.net\/images\/green(3).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sculptural Playground - Wiesbaden, Germany<\/p><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartmenttherapy.com\/an-amazing-australian-playground-176883\" target=\"_blank\">An Amazing Australian Playground<\/a> (apartmenttherapy.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/art-arch\/\">Art of the Arch<\/a> (zatista.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/hang-bang-ways-display-art\/\">Hang with a Bang &#8211; Ways to Display Art<\/a> (zatista.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=da1ce54f-f3a0-44c3-b3b1-95cffd36bbeb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I see pictures like this and imagine the fun that would ensue. 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