A compact playground on the lawn beside a brick church, a 5–12 structure and a low 2–5 structure side by side with a shaded bench for parents between them

Church PlaygroundEquipmentCompact Outdoor and Indoor Play Areas for Congregations

Compact structures, swings and spring riders for church lawns and courtyards, and movable soft play for the fellowship hall, with renders your committee can take to the congregation.

Send Your Site Plan See the Sunday and weekday plan
  • 12+ years in commercial play equipment
  • Designed to ASTM F1487 / EN 1176
  • Every outdoor structure pre-assembled before packing
  • 2D/3D layout in 3 working days
  • Step drawings and videos for volunteer builds
02/ 14 · Ten items for church sites · one project file

Church Playground Equipment RangeCompact Structures, Swings, Spring Riders, Indoor Modules and Signage

The range below is the church playground equipment church sites use most. It is commercial-grade and built for public and community sites, in the same Ø114 mm galvanized steel, 19 mm HDPE and rotomolded LLDPE as the full outdoor line on commercial playground equipment.

Compact 2–5 play structure with low decks and a short slide beside a brick church wallS2 · Ages 2–5

Compact 2–5 play structures

Low decks, short slides, crawl tunnels and ground-level play panels for younger children.

In-house
Compact 5–12 play structure with a rope net, climbers and a taller slide on a church lawnS1 · Ages 5–12

Compact 5–12 play structures

Climbers, rope nets in 16 mm steel-core rope, taller slides and overhead pieces.

In-house
Two-bay swing frame with belt seats and a toddler bucket seat

Swings

Belt seats for older children, toddler bucket seats for younger ones.

In-houseSwing sets
Two spring riders and a seesaw on rubber surfacing

Spring riders and seesaws

Rotomolded bodies on steel base plates, freestanding beside the main structure.

In-houseRiders
Freestanding HDPE play panel with an abstract emblem cut-out

Freestanding play panels

CNC-cut 19 mm HDPE, including panels with the church emblem.

In-house
HDPE entry sign with a two-color inlaid emblem at a church play area

Church name and emblem signage

CNC-engraved or two-color HDPE inlay, at the play area entry.

In-houseHow it is made
Engraved HDPE donor plaque fixed to a play panel

Donor and memorial plaques

CNC-engraved HDPE, placed where the committee chooses.

In-housePlaques
Bench under an evergreen shade frame next to a play area

Shade over parent seating

Steel shade frames over the bench beside the parent position.

Frames in-houseFabric partner-builtShade
Poured EPDM surfacing meeting rubber tiles under a play structure

Surfacing under each structure

Rubber tiles or poured-in-place EPDM, chosen by the fall height above it.

Partner-builtSurfacing
Loose soft play modules in a fellowship hall with large windows

Fellowship hall soft play

A fixed toddler area, soft play structures and loose modules for indoor rooms.

In-houseHall options
03/ 14 · One site plan · four times of the week

Sunday and Weekday UseMixed-Age Zones, Parent Positions, Weekday Programs and Community Hours

A church playground carries a different group almost every day of the week. The design office draws each group into the same layout, so the plan the committee approves already works on Sunday morning and on a Tuesday.

Church site plan: sanctuary and fellowship hall at the top, the 5–12 zone S1 and the 2–5 zone S2 side by side with a parent position between them, a weekday zone S4 for ages 6–23 months beside S2, swings W1 and spring riders K1 outside the structures, and a buffer to the parking lot at the bottom. Sanctuary Sanctuary windows Fellowship hall Hall door S1 · Ages 5–12 S2 · Ages 2–5 S4 · 6–23 mo H1 W1 K1 Buffer · kept on your drawing Parking and driveway Stainless slide · replaceable rope304 tamper-resistant fasteners
Parents standing by a bench between two play zones on a Sunday morningSunday
Two teachers with a small group of young children at a low play structure on a weekday morningWeekday mornings
Older children climbing a rope net while others use the swings, a leader watchingEvenings & summer
A neighborhood family by a stainless steel slide on a church playgroundCommunity hours

Sunday families

Two zones, one adult between them. Before and after services, brothers and sisters of different ages play at the same time while parents stand nearby. The 2–5 zone and the 5–12 zone sit side by side, and a The standing spot marked on the drawing between the two zones, where one adult can see a child in each. between them is marked on the drawing, so one adult can see both children. Shade frames can go over the seating edge next to it, and each structure carries an age-range label.

Weekday programs

Same plan, a smaller group. A weekday preschool, a parents' morning or a children's day program can have a low-deck 2–5 area, or a 6–23 month zone planned to The US standard for public play equipment for children aged 6 to 23 months., on the same site plan. Room-by-room planning is on preschool and daycare playground equipment.

Evening groups and summer programs

Large groups at once. Youth evenings and summer programs bring large groups at once. Rope nets, climbers and overhead pieces spread children across the 5–12 structure, and freestanding swings and spring riders move some of the play away from it.

Community hours

Open to the neighborhood. Churches that open the playground to the neighborhood can choose stainless steel slides and replaceable rope sections. Capped 304 stainless tamper-resistant fasteners are standard on every structure.

What you receive for this plan

2D plan with both zones

The 2–5 and 5–12 zones labeled, with each structure's number and age range.

Parent position marked

The standing position between the zones, with the shaded seating edge beside it.

Weekday program zone

Any low-deck or 6–23 month area for weekday groups, on the same plan.

Renders from the parent position

3D views from an adult's eye level where the parent stands.

04/ 14 · Five placement rules on one church campus

Church Campus PlacementLawns, Courtyards and the Space Between the Building and Parking

Church playgrounds usually go on the lawn beside the sanctuary, in a courtyard between buildings, or on the strip between the building and the parking lot. Good church playground ideas start from the site you have, and the design office draws the playground around it.

Church side wall, open side door and a compact playground on the lawn, with parking spaces along the bottom edge ABuffer · kept on your drawing BEntry faces the hall door CTall pieces away from the windows DTree and garden stay EAccessible route · ASTM F1951
  1. A

    Driveways and parking

    The layout keeps a buffer between the equipment, its The clear ground around a piece of equipment that a child can move into while using it, drawn on the plan for every piece., and the driveways and parking spaces. Structures and swings are placed so their use zones stay inside the play area.

  2. B

    Entry from the building

    The play area entry faces the church building or the fellowship hall door, so families walk straight from the building to the playground.

  3. C

    Sanctuary windows

    Tall enclosed elements, such as roofed towers and tube slides, are placed so they do not face the sanctuary windows. Lower, open pieces go on the side nearest the sanctuary.

  4. D

    Existing features

    Mark trees, light poles, drains, memorial gardens, walkways and doors on your site plan or in your photos. The zones are placed around what stays.

  5. E

    Accessible route

    The accessible route from the building door to the play area is drawn on the plan, with accessible surfacing to ASTM F1951 under and around the equipment it reaches.

Lawn beside the sanctuary

The most common site: lower pieces on the sanctuary side, the entry facing the door.

Courtyard between buildings

Enclosed by walls on two sides, with doors from both buildings drawn in.

Strip beside the parking

A narrow site, with the buffer to the parking lot drawn along its full length.

Compact play structure with a swing and a spring rider in a small courtyard between two buildings

Small sites

The layout starts from one compact structure with swings and spring riders around it, still with the parent position marked. Drawing steps are on playground layout design.

Drawings are equipment layouts and installation drawings; your engineer or landscape architect reviews the site design.

05/ 14 · One hall · two layouts · the same modules

Fellowship Hall Soft PlayMovable Modules, Fixed Children's Room Areas and Indoor Anchoring

A fellowship hall hosts meals, meetings and events, and a children's room stays set up all week. Church soft play is drawn for whichever room you have: a fellowship hall play area that packs away, or a church indoor playground that stays.

Fellowship hall plan with four columns, two entrances and two fire exits kept clear. In the event layout, round tables fill the hall and the soft play modules are stacked in a marked area by the wall; in the play layout the tables are folded away and the modules are laid out as a crawl route in the middle. EntranceEntrance Fire exit · kept clear Fire exit · kept clear Kitchen window Stack
Event layout · tables set · modules stacked in the marked area by the wall
Play layout · tables folded away · the same modules laid out as a crawl route
Fellowship hall set with round tables, soft play modules stacked by the wallEvent layout
The same fellowship hall with tables folded away and soft play modules laid out as a crawl routePlay layout

Movable modules for the hall. Loose soft play modules, including foam blocks, crawl shapes and mats, come from our sewing workshop. They can be moved and stacked after events, so the hall goes back to tables and chairs. Covers are fire-retardant PVC leather, wipe-clean with mild detergent.

What we need from the room

  • Room dimensions
  • Column positions
  • Clear ceiling height
  • Entrances and fire exits

Soft play is placed clear of the exits.

Anchoring

Anchor points for fixed frames are marked on the drawing and confirmed by your structural engineer. The frame is trial-assembled in our pre-assembly yard before packing, and padding is fitted by part number after the frame is up.

Fire documents

Fire-retardant material supplier documents for the batches in your project are available on request. Fire testing to the standard your building requires is arranged per project on request.

On the same project file

The indoor pieces sit on the same file as the outdoor structure, with their own part numbers. More options: indoor playground equipment and soft play equipment.

One church site plan, with the Sunday playground, the weekday program area and the fellowship hall on one project file.

  • S15–12 structure
  • S22–5 structure
  • S3Children's room
  • S4Weekday zone
06/ 14 · Two options · one camera position · one line per structure

Church Committee Approval and Congregation Fundraising3D Renders, a Budget Option and One Quotation Line per Structure

One set of files for the committee and the congregation. Most church playgrounds are approved by a committee and paid for through a congregation fundraising campaign. The 3D renders come from the same model as the 2D plan, with aerial views of the whole site and eye-level views from the parent position and the building door.

Render of Option B from the same position: a smaller 5–12 structure, no swings, standard colors
Render of Option A from the parent position: both zones, swings, spring riders and a shade frame

Drag across the render, or use the arrow keys. On request, the design office draws an alternative within your budget range, so the committee can compare two options side by side; one layout comes by default.

Church committee members at a table with a playground render on the wall screen

Approval meeting

Renders on the screen at the committee meeting, next to the 2D plan they came from.

Printed bulletin page with a playground render on a table

Bulletin

A render printed in the bulletin, so families see the playground planned for their lawn.

Fundraising board with a playground render on an easel in a church foyer

Printed board

A fundraising board in the foyer, with the same view from the parent position.

How a budget is met

  • Fewer or smaller structures
  • Standard colors
  • Slides from our existing molds
  • Building in phases, see phases

What raises or lowers the cost is set out on playground equipment cost.

Stays the same on every option

  • Ø114 mm posts · 3.0 mm walls
  • 19 mm HDPE panels
  • 16 mm steel-core rope
  • 304 stainless fasteners

Each option has its own itemized quotation, one line per structure

LineStructureOption AOption BPrice
S1Compact 5–12 play structure✓✓ smallerOn your quotation
S2Compact 2–5 play structure✓✓On your quotation
W1Swings✓—On your quotation
K1Spring riders✓✓On your quotation
H1Shade over parent seating✓—On your quotation

Example lines only. Your quotation lists the structures drawn for your site.

07/ 14 · Two phases · one grid · one project file

Church Playgrounds Built in PhasesPhase 2 on the Same Project File and Part Numbers

When the campaign raises the money in stages, phase 2 is ordered to the same project file and part numbers as phase 1, so later structures and later plaques match the first ones.

Phase 1 built: two structures and a shade frame, with the other side of the lawn still open

Phase 1: the structures built with the first campaign. The raised strips are the phase 2 pieces, already drawn on the same plan.Phase 2: the full plan, with the later pieces in place along the same seam.

Part numbers

Phase 2 parts carry numbers from the same file, so a panel on S2 is still S2-031.

RAL code per part

Every part's color code is recorded, so later posts and panels match.

CNC files for emblem panels

The cutting files for custom panels stay on file, so an emblem panel is cut again to the original.

Plaque layout

Where each plaque goes is on the approved drawing, so later plaques join the same layout.

Slides from the same molds

Slides, tunnels and roofs come from the same steel molds and colors as phase 1.

08/ 14 · Engraved in 19 mm HDPE · on the approved drawing

Congregation Colors, Church Name, Emblem and Donor PlaquesRAL Code per Part and CNC-Engraved HDPE

Donor and memorial plaques are CNC-engraved in HDPE in our panel and CNC workshop, the same method used for logos. You send the names and wording, and the committee chooses where each plaque goes.

[Donor names and wording] Phase 1 · [Date] Given for the children of [your church] CNC-engraved · 19 mm HDPE · panel & CNC workshop
Close-up of an engraved HDPE plaque in raking light

The words in brackets are yours: names, a dedication, a date. The plaque layout is on the drawing the committee approves, and custom content is frozen at drawing approval.

CNC router engraving a sheet of 19 mm HDPE in the panel workshop

CNC-engraved

Your church name and emblem cut into HDPE panels and signs.

Two-color HDPE panel with an inlaid abstract emblem

Two-color HDPE inlay

The emblem inlaid in a second color of HDPE, colored through the sheet.

Printed decal on the roof panel of a play tower

Printed decal · roofs and signs

The name or emblem printed as a decal on roofs and signs.

RAL color chips, rotomold samples and PVC leather swatches on a desk

RAL chips or samples

RAL chips, rotomold color samples or PVC leather swatches are sent or photographed for approval before custom colors are produced.

First-piece photo

A photo of the first custom panel comes to you before the batch is produced.

Frozen at drawing approval

Colors, emblem and plaque wording are frozen when the drawing is approved.

Congregation colors, recorded per part. Steel parts are powder-coated in colors from the RAL chart, and slides, tunnels and roofs are rotomolded in standard or custom colors, colored through the wall so a scratch does not show a different color. The RAL or color code for every part is recorded in the project file, and custom parts are recorded under their part numbers, so a replacement panel is remade to the original. The full list of custom layers is on custom playground solutions.

What the committee receives

  • 2D plan with both zones and the parent position
  • 3D renders from the parent position and the building door
  • Itemized quotation, one line per structure
  • A second option within your budget, on request
Anna, Sales ManagerAnna · Sales Manager

A Layout for Your Committee in 3 Working Days

Send your site plan or photos and the ages that will use the playground to Anna. You receive a 2D and 3D layout for your committee, with an itemized quotation, within 3 working days.

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09/ 14 · Four roles on build day · one video per structure

Congregation Volunteer BuildsStep Drawings, Your Own Pre-Assembly Video and a Supervisor Option

Many churches build their playground with congregation volunteers. Volunteers build under the direction of your local installer or our optional supervisor, working from the step drawings and videos of your own structure.

Contractor digging footing holes on a church lawn with marker stakes

FootingsYour contractor or installer

Site excavation and concrete footings, to the footing detail drawings supplied for every post.

Committee member and a local inspector reviewing printed drawings beside a new play structure

Permits and inspectionsThe church

Local permits and inspections stay with the church, with the drawings and compliance list from the project file.

Volunteers assembling a deck while an installer points at the drawing

AssemblyVolunteers with your installer or our supervisor

Once the footings are ready, the volunteer crew assembles the equipment under direction.

The quotation gives the estimated installation labor hours for each structure, so the committee can plan build days and how many volunteers to invite.

Assembly drawing set, tool list and spare kit box on a table

Drawings, parts, callsFrom us

Step drawings, numbered parts, a spare kit with security bits, and video calls booked to your build hours.

Pre-assembly yard: the church structure assembled before packing, with a part number tag in frame
S1 · Pre-assembly · your own structureS1 · Step 01 · posts on footingsS1 · Step 02 · deck framesS1 · Step 03 · decks and stepsS1 · Step 04 · roof and towerS1 · Step 05 · slidesS1 · Step 06 · parts S1-021 – S1-024 in frameS1 · Step 07 · rope netS1 · Step 08 · panels and caps

Video of your own structure. Before packing, your structure is pre-assembled in our yard and every connection is checked. The installation video is cut from that pre-assembly and disassembly, filmed in installation order with the part numbers in frame, and split by the step numbers of the assembly drawing. A volunteer stuck on one step watches that same step on your own structure.

  1. Step 01Posts on the footingsDWG S1 · 01
  2. Step 02Deck frames between postsDWG S1 · 02
  3. Step 03Decks and stepsDWG S1 · 03
  4. Step 04Roof and towerDWG S1 · 04
  5. Step 05SlidesDWG S1 · 05
  6. Step 06Climbers and overhead piecesDWG S1 · 06
  7. Step 07Rope netDWG S1 · 07
  8. Step 08Panels, caps and final checkDWG S1 · 08

Step drawings. Each structure has its own assembly drawing set, with exploded views, step numbers, part numbers and bolt sizes, and torque values marked on the drawing. A tool list comes with the drawings, and the security bits for the tamper-resistant fasteners are in the spare kit.

Volunteers checking numbered parts against the packing list on a tarp

Parts in order

Numbered to the drawing. Parts are numbered to the installation drawing and packed by installation sequence, and the packing list follows the part numbers. At unpacking, the crew checks the parts against the list and reports anything missing or damaged with photos and part numbers. Small replacement parts go by air courier.

Phone showing a video call with the pre-assembly yard lead

Help on build day

WhatsApp video calls are booked to your build hours. The project manager takes the call, with the pre-assembly yard lead who assembled your structure answering structure questions. The crew sends photos and part numbers when a step is unclear.

Supervisor sign-offS1
  • Footing positions checked
  • First structure led with your volunteers
  • Crew trained
  • Installation checklist signed

Supervisor option

A supervisor from our pre-assembly yard team can come to site to check footing positions, lead the first structure with your volunteers, train the crew and sign off the installation checklist. On-site time is confirmed in the quotation.

Before your inspector visits, the crew goes through the installer's completion checklist in the inspection and maintenance guide. Installation steps are covered in full on playground equipment installation.

10/ 14 · Seven stations · four QC checkpoints · 20–30 days

Workshops and Checks Behind a Church OrderIn-House, Partner-Built and Four QC Checkpoints

Your church playground is made to your approved drawing in 20–30 days across our workshops. Each station below says what it makes for your order.

Steel fabrication

In-house

Your posts and frames, cut, bent and welded.

Galvanizing

Partner plant

Hot-dip galvanized at a partner plant.

Powder coating

In-house

Your RAL colors, on our own line.

Rotomolding

In-house

Slides, tunnels and roofs in our steel molds, wall thickness checked by ultrasonic gauge.

Panel & CNC

In-house

Panels, your emblem signs and your donor plaques, cut and engraved.

Sewing

In-house

Your fellowship hall soft play modules.

Partner factories

Partner-built

Surfacing materials and shade fabric, inspected by our QC before loading.

Welder joining an evergreen post in the steel fabrication workshop
Sewing the PVC leather cover of a soft play module

Four QC checkpoints on every order

01Incoming material
02In-process weld and coating
03Pre-assembly
04Final packing

A failed check puts the part on A part that fails a check is held until it is fixed and checked again; it does not move on to the next step., and the project manager tells you within one business day with photos and the fix.

What you receive while it is made

  • ProductionPhotos at four points
  • Pre-assemblyPhotos and video before packing
  • LoadingPhotos before the container is sealed

You can visit the factory by appointment while your parts are in production, or take a live video tour. The full process is on how we build playgrounds.

11/ 14 · Five markets · one compliance list per quotation

Standards and Files for Church Insurers and InspectorsASTM, EN and the Compliance List

Outdoor equipment is designed to the standard of your market. Other markets are drawn to the standard you name.

United States

ASTM F1487 and the CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook, with surfacing to ASTM F1292 and its The fall height a surfacing material is tested to protect from; the surfacing under each structure is chosen by it. data.

UK and EU

EN 1176 for equipment and EN 1177 for surfacing.

Canada

CSA Z614.

Australia

AS 4685.

Other markets

Drawn to the standard you name for the project.

Local playground inspector checking a church play structure against printed drawings
Read by your insurer, your committee and your playground inspector
  • 01A design compliance statement for each item
  • 02The material spec sheet
  • 03Surfacing critical-fall-height data
  • 04Fire-retardant material documents for soft play
  • 05Installation drawings with use zones

Listed in your quotation. The quotation lists these compliance documents. The electronic project package sent with the shipping documents carries the approved drawings, part list, QC readings and pre-assembly photos, and any third-party test report for the project. Third-party testing is arranged per project on request. Details are on playground safety standards.

12/ 14 · A spare kit in every shipment · parts by part number
Spare kit laid out: stainless fasteners, post caps, plugs, touch-up paint and security bits 304 fastenersPost capsPlastic plugsTouch-up paint · your colorSecurity bits

Care After InstallationInspection Guide, Spare Kit and Parts by Part Number

Looked after by facility staff or volunteers. Church playgrounds are usually cared for by the people already on site. The inspection and maintenance guide in your project package sets out what to check on the structure. Every shipment carries a A bag of spare hardware packed with every shipment: fasteners, post caps, plastic plugs, touch-up paint in your structure's color and security bits. with fasteners, post caps, plastic plugs, touch-up paint in your structure's color and security bits.

  1. 1Photo + part number S2-031
  2. 2QC checks it against your project part list
  3. 3Replacement made to the same number

We reply within 24 hours on business days.

10Years · steel structure
5Years · rotomolded and HDPE parts
2Years · rope, moving parts and soft play
13/ 14 · Three routes · one set of drawings

Buying Routes for ChurchesChurch Direct, Local Installer or Dealer

Playground equipment for churches can be ordered by the church itself, or through the installer or dealer who delivers church projects.

Church facility manager holding a tablet on the lawn beside the building

Church direct

You send
Site plan or photos, ages, build plan
You receive
Layout, renders, quotation, footing and installation drawings for your local installer and volunteer crew
Registered under
The church
Installation crew reading drawings on a church site

Local installer

You send
The church's site plan and the scope
You receive
Layout and quotation unbranded or in your brand
Registered under
The installer
Dealer at a desk comparing a render with a quotation

Dealer

You send
The church's site plan and your terms
You receive
Layout and quotation unbranded or in your brand
Registered under
The dealer

Dealer terms are on wholesale playground equipment.

Clipboard with a satellite screenshot of a church lawn, site photos and an emblem printout
14/ 14 · Eleven items · copy and send

What to Send for a Church Playground Layout

Copy this list into your first message.

Site

  • Site plan with dimensions, or a satellite screenshot with photos of the space
  • Where the building doors, sanctuary windows, driveways and parking are
  • Trees, walkways, poles and anything that stays on the site

People

  • Ages: 2–5, 5–12, and any weekday program under age 2
  • Who uses it: Sunday families, weekday program, evening groups, community hours

Indoor

  • Fellowship hall or children's room: dimensions, columns, clear ceiling height, entrances and fire exits

Custom

  • Congregation colors, church name and emblem file
  • Donor or memorial plaques: how many and the wording

Plan

  • Standard: ASTM F1487 or EN 1176, or the one your site requires
  • Build plan: installer, volunteers with an installer, or our supervisor
  • Budget range, phases planned, and your route: church direct, installer or dealer
Or attach your plan to the form
Ages
Areas
Build plan
Route

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