Man is the kind of animal that must have adventure, excitement, and romance. The pursuit of happiness, the love of adventure, and the desire for achievement are great motivating forces, which are realised most fully in recreation play.

Universally, play is the chief occupation of the young child during his waking hours. Through play, the child attains growth and experience, it is the major business of life for him. It is nature’s way of affording outlets for the great biological urge for activity and the means of acquiring skills. A playground is an area designed to afford a wide range of enjoyable and desirable activities for children of elementary school age, youth, adults, and families. Equipment is provided in the playground to provide opportunities for play.

The report refers to the work carried out for the design of playground equipment for children in the age groups of 5–6 years and 12–14 years. The work starts with the facts regarding play, its psychological understanding; social and other relevance. This leads to the formation of concepts and ideas. The designer then proceeds with the development of the idea. The last section leads to the proposal for the equipment. The proposals are not solutions in and of themselves, but rather a first step toward the change-oriented organisation of space and theme for one of the environments that the child encounters. The proposals suggested are experiments outlined that may lead to the solution.

Miss. B. Sampat's sincere efforts to expose her knowledge, time, and experience for the design are heartily acknowledged, and the Industrial Design Center's efforts to convert this work into a play are beyond words.