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What is Nature of Early Play?
We keep both child development and environmental impact in balance in design and manufacturing.
Nature of Early Play is a full collection of commercial grade early childhood outdoor play and learning products that reconnect children (infant through age five) with the outdoor world through interactions with dirt, sand, water, animals, music, and plants. All our products are made from heavy-duty recycled materials that will withstand all weather conditions for MANY years! Our products are all designed for use in commercial settings such as Child Development Centers, commercial Day Care, university and corporate child care providers.
The Nature of Early Play line of products is brought to you by Play Mart, Inc. We also have a line of playground equipment designed for children ages 5 and older under our Play Mart brand. Visit Play Mart to see products made for the older kids.
We've been creating environmentally conscious play spaces since 1980. Let's us design a playground for you!
The Nature of Early Play line of products is brought to you by Play Mart, Inc. We also have a line of playground equipment designed for children ages 5 and older under our Play Mart brand. Visit Play Mart to see products made for the older kids.
We've been creating environmentally conscious play spaces since 1980. Let's us design a playground for you!
Recycled
Our products are made from our exclusive Recycled Structural Plastic (RSP™). We even recycle our own manufacturing scraps again to create more material!
Custom Site Design
Each customer’s playground site is designed in-house placing each product with appropriate spacing for safety zones and age groups. We even provide full site renderings so you see the equipment as it will look in “real life”.
Age-Appropriate
Play equipment designed for Infants (6 months-23 months) and Preschoolers (2-5 years)—anthropomorphically and developmentally.
Durable Playground Equipment
Heavy-duty, commercial-quality, outdoor materials will withstand extreme weather for many years. Stainless
Steel hardware, attachment plates, and welds. UV resistant color additives in all plastic materials. Vandalism can be cleaned or repaired on most components easily.
Stimulating Play
Physically, socially, mentally and sensorially challenging products that encourage whole-person growth, and interaction between children of varying abilities.
Made in USA
We manufacture all our products in our facility in rural USA. Each item is hand-crafted by skilled men and women. High-tech machinery assists with creating parts. We even source the majority of our materials and components in the USA.
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Step Into Learning with Fossil Steppers
As an educator, daycare operator, or park and rec director, you always look for ways to get your kids excited about learning. Of course, you know that hands-on activities are more engaging than a Charlie Brown-style lecture, but have you…
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Featured Playset: Noah’s Ark (preschool)
Welcome aboard Noah’s Ark! This is one of our most popular playsets for preschoolers, and it’s not hard to see why. From the Wave Slide to the Chute Scrambler, it packs loads of entertainment into one boat. Your kids can…
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The Simple Joy of the Sandbox
The playground sandbox is a pillar of the childhood experience. While we love getting creative to develop exciting and unique playsets, we also appreciate the simple things in life like a kid’s sandbox. At Nature of Early Play, we aim…
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Amazing Ways Playgrounds Help Children’s Social Development
Playsets are a great way to entertain your tots for hours on end, but are your kids really accomplishing anything while they play? You’d be surprised how much social development happens at the playground. At Nature of Early Play, we…
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