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Issue: 1997 September - Vol 23 Num 10 - Page 9

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. Play ... roo Room, or they can ride a Rodeo sidewalks and don't hurt adult's knees, roo Room, or they can ride a Rodeo Rider or a Magic Carpet. Even our our playgrounds consist of spacious Rider or a Magic Tensioned Carpet. Even ourfloors our playgrounds consist of spacious patent-pending Web play areas where families actually floors Web Tensioned patent-pending play areas where families actually are interactive because children can have room to play together. are interactive because children can haveAnother room tosource play together. bounce on them! is quoted, "All bounce on them! Another source is quoted, "All Another quote, "Kids want to play CECs to date have failed miserably in CECs to date have failed miserably in quote, "Kids want to play inAnother the bigger playground where they involving parents in children's activiactivichildren's in parents involving in the bigger playground where they can maneuver easily," Your own Ron ties." PlaySmart has addressed this ties." PlaySmart has addressed this maneuver easily," Your own Ron Kogos has seen our playgrounds. Ask concern by providing playgrounds that can concern by providing has seen our playgrounds. Ask him which alternative allows maneudon't visually restrictplaygrounds parents fromthat Kogos him which alternative allows maneudon't visually restrict parents verability, Web floors or plastic tubes? watching their children playfrom by creatwatching their children play by creatverability, Web floors plastic tubes? Then there is this or quote, "...parents ing playgrounds that are easy and ingcomfortable playgrounds that are easy and Then there is this quote, " ... parents are looking for a way to get their kids for adults to traverse, and comfortable for adults to traverse, and are looking for a way to get their kids by creating such a diverse array of acaway from electronic games and into bytivities creating diverseare array of ac- away fromexercise electronic andofinto physical in agames fun kind thatsuch evena adults actually way. tivities that even adults are actually physical exercise in a fun kind way. They look at socializing skills of and inentertained by being in the playentertained They look atHow socializing skills andand in-soteraction." much exercise ground. by being in the playground. How much soPlaySmart has its say All of the sources you used in your teraction." do youexercise get in aand tube? cial interaction PlaySmart has its say All of the sources you used in your cial interaction do you get in a tube? I am appreciative of the opportuniPlaySmart's playgrounds promote exarticle predominantly use plastic tubes I am appreciative of the opportuni- article predominantly use plastic tubes PlaySmart's playgrounds promote exties your magazine has given ercise, social skills, and interaction to create their playgrounds. But one is ties your magazine has given toquoted, create their But one ercise, skills, andalternative interactionyour PlaySmart for exposure in the past. "We playgrounds. find that children wantis more social than any other PlaySmart for exposure in the past. quoted, "We find that children want more than any other alternative your Play Meter has every right to solicit subscribers have. interactive play, something that moves Play Meter has every right to solicit subscribers have. interactive play, something that moves editorial content from whomever they so they can use their imaginations." In Another source said that his comeditorial content from whomever they Another source said that his comcan use their imaginations." In choose so I have no grounds to object soa they PlaySmart playground, children can pany was introducing a new type of choose so I have no grounds to object a PlaySmart playground, children can wasthat introducing a newonto typeeasily. of to having been excluded in your July ride down the only patented automat- pany design can be added toissue, having been excluded in your July design that can be added onto easily. ride down the only patented automatbut your subscribers do! ic return Trolley Ride, they can swing PlaySmart's playgrounds, from day issue, but your subscribers do! returnan Trolley Ride, they can swing playgrounds, from Iday PlaySmart has been addressing the is- icacross imaginary creek in our Pool PlaySmart's one, have had this capability. submit PlaySmart has been addressing the isacross an imaginary creek in our Pool one, have had this capability. I submit sues that your article is saying are imSwing, they can bounce in our Kangathat you have done your readers a dissues that for your article is saying Swing, they can bounce in our Kanga- that you have done your readers a disportant the last four years.are important forare thesome last four years. Here examples: Here are some examples: On page 6 8 it says, "broadening On page 68 it says, "broadening the appeal of attractions in a children's the appeal of attractions in the a children's entertainment venue has added entertainment venue has the added benefit of eliminating some of the disbenefit of eliminating somechildren of the distinctions between young and tinctions between young children and pre-teens thus garnering a larger cross pre-teens thus largeroncross section of thegarnering market." Ita goes to section of the market." It goes on to say, "the key is designing experiences say, key to is designing experiences that"the appeal kids between the ages that appeal to kids between the ages of eight and 12." and 12." of eight PlaySmart equipment has such uniPlaySmart has such are universal appealequipment that our operators versal appeal that our operators are having very successful Teen Nights, having veryour successful Teen Nights, featuring playgrounds. Even a Mcfeaturing our playgrounds. Evenfound a McDonald's restaurant customer Donald's restaurant customer found that older children's demand to play at that older children's demand to play Gre s have Big Kids was so great that they was so great they have Big Kids pell Night twicethat a week. S NightThe twice a week. article continues, "attraction The article continues, "attraction mixes that include everybody are gomixes that include everybody are goHalloween ing to be the wave of the future ... eving to be the wave of the future ... everybody's going to be able to play toPacks are erybody's to beplace able.. .Adults to play don't together in going the same Ready Now! gether the same Adults don't Call Today! want in to just watchplace their...kids play. want to just watch their kids play. They want to join in with them." TheyPlaySmart want to join in with them." that builds a playground 10660 Kinghurst Drive PlaySmart builds a playground accommodates the entire family. that Our Houston, TX 77099 accommodates the entire family. Our entryways are easier for adults to pass entryways are Web easierfloors for adults to pass through, our are wide like Plush, Inc. 1-800-396-8888 sidewalks and don't hurt adult's knees, MAILBOX Meter WE'VE BEEN CONJERIN'! through, our Web floors are wide like PLAY METER PLAY METER 9 9 SEPTEMBER 1997 SEPTEMBER 1997

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