How To Keep Your Outdoor Areas Functional In Mid-Winter

How To Keep Your Outdoor Areas Functional In Mid-Winter

by | May 10, 2026 | Blog

In the UK, “seasonal wear” is often used as a professional excuse for closing the playground from October to April.  For many schools, the first frost or the autumn rains mark the end of outdoor learning because the timber becomes a “skating...
Why Is Your Playground MUD Washing Away Every Winter?

Why Is Your Playground MUD Washing Away Every Winter?

by | Apr 19, 2026 | Blog

For many schools, the first sign of rain is the signal to start cordoning off the “wild” areas. When the grass turns into a swamp, the site becomes a liability rather than an asset. At Monkey Business Design, we see mud not as a weather problem, but as an...

Why Are Your Students Bored with Their Play Features?

by | Apr 19, 2026 | Blog

Most school playgrounds are filled with “set-pieces”, plastic kits that tell a child exactly how to play. At Monkey Business Design, we don’t build sets; we build stages. If play features were to be used in only one way, children would be bored with them...