Big Sky is one of Montana’s most popular tourist destinations, drawing thousands of visitors a year that includes plenty of celebrities. The Wilson Hotel by Residence Inn/Marriott offers some of the most scenic views in the area. Now the hotel’s newly installed playground features a vibrant ‘rainbow blue’ color using SYNLawn’s SYNPour Pour in Place (PIP) play surfacing. SYNLawn Montana …
Family Owned SYNLawn Company Gives Back to Local Community
Chatsworth, GA – The Peeples family name is as widely recognized throughout Northern Georgia as much as their family owned company, SYNLawn, is recognized around the world as the leader in synthetic landscape turf products. And, on March 12, 2016, both the Peeples name and SYNLawn became the cornerstone for Murray County, Georgia’s youth to exercise their bodies and imagination …
Case Study: The Pursuit of Safe Play, Pt. 3
As noted in part 1 and part 2 of our case study series, ensuring that kids are safe while playing on the playground is important for principals and staff members. However, some surface types require more maintenance than others and can ultimately compromise the safety of the play areas. When playground maintenance became a bear for the Lee’s Summit School …
Case Study: The Pursuit of Safe Play, Pt. 2
As noted in part 1 of our case study, keeping kids safe at school is an ongoing initiative for principals and school staff. As research confirmed, many of those injuries are due to the playground surface material. When the Blue Springs School District noted opportunities to reduce playground injuries, they aggressively researched improved playground surfaces. They looked to their friends …
Case Study: The Pursuit of Safe Play, Pt. 1
Keeping kids safe at school is a priority for principals, staff and parents alike, and one of those areas of concern is the playground. There are different types of playground surfaces available, from pea gravel to wood mulch to rubber mulch, but most can present problems and even contribute to them. When playgrounds from the Blue Valley School District caught …
Kansas City leading the way in Playground safety
Kansas City, MO – When administrators from the Blue Springs School District began to look at ways to improve playground safety for their students, as well as lower overall maintenance costs, district representatives came up with a plan. The plan was to build a “Pilot Playground” program using SYNLawn’s Playground System in an effort to replace old, decaying mulch which …
Synthetic grass to increase Preschoolers activity
Parks and Playgrounds Use Synthetic Grass to Increase Activity Levels for Preschoolers As a new study finds nearly half of children under five don’t have one outdoor play opportunity per day, a growing number of parks and preschools are choosing synthetic grass for their playgrounds to allow more opportunities for kids to be active. Atlanta, GA — While the American …
Schools try flame retardant playgrounds
In The News: Blue Valley Schools Want to Prevent Playground Vandalism Posted by: John Pepitone, FOX 4 News OLATHE, KS — The Blue Valley School District is taking action to try to prevent playground vandalism. The idea comes after several playground fires were intentionally set earlier this summer. A safer surface is being installed on the school’s playground. Blue Valley …
Providing peace of mind for parents
SYNLawn® Synthetic Grass Provides Peace of Mind for Parents With Children in Center-Based Educational Programs SYNLawn®, the world’s leading provider of synthetic grass products, is helping daycare centers make safer learning environments for children. For parents, educational development and safety are the two biggest concerns they have for their children. Nowhere are those concerns more evident than in daycare and …
Bright Beginnings in Kansas City
Dodge City, KS — Setting out to improve the play area at the Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Center, local Public School officials embarked on a mission to convert a large asphalt court area into a safe, usable playground area for their students. While attending the 2010 Kansas Parks and Recreation Trade Show earlier this year, representatives visited SYNLawn’s show booth …
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