Tree houses -- Design and construction. |
Playgrounds -- Design and construction. |
Outdoor games -- Design and construction. |
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Summary
Summary
Build your own treehouses, swing sets, skate ramps, Ninja courses, and more!
Kids and families of all ages are rediscovering the great outdoors, including their own backyards. It is more important than ever to be able to entertain our kids at home, teach them about nature, and give them a great time building, exercising, staying in shape, and working together. All of these actions help foster independence, confidence, and growth. In Do-It-Yourself Backyard Playgrounds , authors Jean and David Stiles offer user-friendly plans (all hand-drawn by David) and step-by-step instructions to help you build something great in your own backyard. They offer a range of easy, timeless projects that can be made in an afternoon--trolley ride, treasure chest, circle swing, lemonade stand--alongside more ambitious projects, like the warped wall and treehouse. Learn how to build a complete Ninja adventure course and see how the treehouse can double as a home base for the adventure course that radiates from it!
The book includes photos of projects (during construction and completed), and explanatory step-by-step illustrations.
Author Notes
David and Jeanie Stiles have written twenty-six how-to books on backyard building projects that range from treehouses, playhouses, and garden sheds, to tiny houses, workshops, and cabins-and have sold over one million books. David Stiles is an industrial designer and illustrator and Jeanie Stiles is a writer, photographer, and actress. They have received several awards, among them the ALA's Notable Children's Book Award for The Treehouse Book, and their articles have appeared in Architectural Digest, Better Homes Gardens, and The New York Times. They have appeared on numerous TV shows, and built a treehouse in three hours when they appeared on The Today Show. David, a graduate of Pratt Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, received two awards from the New York City Planning Commission for his playground design for children with disabilities. They live in East Hampton, New York.
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. vii |
Before You Get Started | p. xi |
Part 1 Backyard Ninja Adventure Course | p. 1 |
Welcome to the Adventure Course! | p. 2 |
Warped Wail | p. 5 |
Nitro Swing | p. 15 |
Shaky Logs | p. 21 |
Swing into Cargo Net | p. 27 |
Climbing Wall | p. 33 |
Monkey Bars | p. 39 |
Part 2 Treehouse Headquarters (All Using One Tree) | p. 43 |
One, Two, Tree-house | p. 45 |
Kavita's Treehouse | p. 58 |
Tree Summerhouse | p. 65 |
All-Season Treehouse | p. 74 |
Treehouse Locks & Latches | p. 90 |
Rope Work | p. 91 |
Transport Wagon | p. 93 |
Aerial Obstacles | p. 94 |
Part 3 Nature Playgrounds | p. 95 |
Nature Hut | p. 101 |
Balance Beam | p. 105 |
Climbing Bars | p. 109 |
Rustic Swing | p. 113 |
Bucking Bronco | p. 117 |
Rustic Log Seating | p. 120 |
Part 4 Timeless DIY Projects & Games | p. 121 |
Lemonade Stand | p. 123 |
Secret Lockbox | p. 125 |
Treasure Chest with Secret Lock | p. 127 |
Circle Swing | p. 128 |
Merry-Go-Round | p. 129 |
Model Sailboat | p. 133 |
Pogo Boat | p. 137 |
Birdhouse | p. 141 |
Ring Swing Game | p. 143 |
Tarzan Swing | p. 145 |
Cool Bike Decorations | p. 147 |
Wheel of Fortune | p. 149 |
Four Square Game | p. 150 |
Gaga Game | p. 151 |
Acknowledgments | p. 154 |
Other Books | p. 155 |
About the Authors | p. 156 |