A new play set

When we moved into our new house, we were excited that the house came with a "real" playset (as opposed to the small plastic toddler play set that we had at the old house). However, after a few months, a few dozen splinters, and several instances of wondering if the play set would hold two or three kids without collapsing, we realized that the wooden play set was well past its prime. Dale took great pleasure in taking a sledgehammer to its wobbly posts!


We quickly purchased a replacement play set and took advantage of Richard and Laura's visit last spring to build the play set while we had help.

Step 1: Lay out all the various pieces of wood. Laura and I made piles of the different play set sections and kept the kids occupied while Dale and Richard starting building the foundation.


Step 2: Build the platform. Here, Elizabeth watches while Dale and Richard build the main portion of the play set. Next the canopy, slide, ladder, rock wall, picnic bench, rope ladder, swings, and bars went up.


Step 3: Play!




A big thank you to Richard for helping Dale build this play set last spring. The girls just love playing on it!