Yippy Playground Projects: Poplar Academy, Crowthorne. December 2011

When Poplar Academy in Crowthorne contacted us in September last year and asked us to design them a Tyre Jungle Gym for their preschool playground, we couldn't have been more pleased.

Owner of the school, Lizelle Naude, had bought three Tyre Horse Swings from us on a previous Sales Trip and we had left the school at the time, loving the play spaces and wishing we could add more Yippy.

And here was our chance! Yippy loved the natural setting chosen for the gym and Jason began working on a design that incorporated the surroundings.

On meeting with the school to make plans, Jason came away with more designs to do as Yippy began what has so far been an ongoing project, to put a much Yippy in Poplars playground as they will allow us!

The Planet Bridge Gym was born and completed in the Christmas holidays, and we then moved on to Poplars two other playgrounds, for Primary and Secondary, building a gym in each along with a few other stand alone items.

A Pole Set, to allow Two Horse Swings and
A Large Tyre Swing



A Bridge Gym, for the Primary Playground



A larger Bridge Gym, with Ball and Drop Tunnel,
for the Secondary Playground

Monkey Bars, with a Tyre Run Up

We enjoyed working with the school so much, the Yippy Tester Boys (owners sons, four and two) worked hard to test the equipment for us and they really have such a lovely, established 'Garden' playground at Poplar Academy, it was a very pleasant environment to work in.

And we're not finished yet, check our next Project post on Poplar Academy to see what we've been up to this year.





"Swing's are working fine Dad!"





Yippy Playground Projects: Alma Mater Akademie, Krugersdorp. October 2011

In October 2011, Yippy was asked to install a few playground items at Alma Mater Akademie in Krugersdorp. We installed a climbing shape, some swings and a Tyre Cargo Net and it was Yippy's first installment since our move to Joburg, and still early days for us, it was a learning curve as well.

We'll always remember working with Alma Mater fondly, as they gave Jason (co owner and main designer, amongst many other things) the freedom for the first time to create a bespoke design for them in their playground.

Jason was excited on discussing plans with the school to find out that they had a lovely tree in their playground, that they wanted him to incorporate into a playground piece. Jason loves the chance to use nature in the playground in this way, and he'd soon come up with a design for a Tyre Tree Bridge.

It was our first attempt at a Tyre Bridge also, although Jason, confident in his abilities, was certain that the design would work well.

The fork in the trees trunk to be used as a platform for the bridge was low enough to make this a perfect climbing piece for the age group required.

The piece required a second platform, as we only had one tree to use, so Jason chose a two-tier Tyre Cube climbing shape to create it.

The Staircase design worked well, and no changes were made to Jasons original design.

Don't you just want to run up those stairs?!

Once the bridge span itself was up however, Jason spotted a possible issue, and added tyre strips to the walkway of the bridge, to ensure no feet would be falling through.

Tyre strips, that run the entire length of the bridge walkway,
to prevent anyone falling through the Tyres.

Soon, the bridge was connected to the Cube Climber, and with supporting handrail chains, Yippys first Tyre Tree Bridge complete.

Tyre Cube access to the bridge.

As always, we hope the children enjoy it as much as we enjoyed doing it!