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Tips For Choosing the Location for Setting up a Swing Play Set




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Give your kids the opportunity for outdoor adventures all summer long with an Adventure Play Set. An example is the Atlantis Swing Set, which is constructed from sustainable cedar wood. This eco-friendly swing set includes enough activities sure to keep your kids busy and entertained for hours on end.

Safety and Tips For Choosing The Location For Setting up a Swing Play Set

  • Place in a flat area of your yard to minimize ground preparation.
  • Choose a level location for the equipment. This can reduce the likelihood of the play set tipping over and loose-fill surfacing material washing away during heavy rains.
  • Place the equipment not less than 6 ft from any structure or obstruction such as a fence, garage, house, overhanging branches, laundry lines, or electrical wires.
  • Provide enough room so that the children can use the equipment safely. For example, for structures with multiple play activities, a slide should not exit in front of a swing.
  • It is a good idea to place your Playcenter in an area that is convenient for adults to watch children at play.
  • Do not build your playset on top of surfacing material.

Following are more details about the Adventure Play Sets Atlantis Wooden Swing Set.

What’s Included:

  • Covered play deck above a clubhouse with bay window
  • Sun Deck
  • 8′ Super Safe Speedy Slide
  • Two belt swings with kid-friendly chains
  • Deluxe ship’s-wheel glider with multiple feet positions for growing children
  • Imagination Station (Can be used as a lunch counter, lemonade stand, or puppet theater)
  • Rock Climbing Wall
  • Flat Step ladder
  • Ship Lap Wood Roof
  • Safe-T-Fuse Fastener System (Patent Pending)

Assembly:

  • More than one person recommended for the assembly of this swing set
  • Depending on your experience, assembly of this play set should take approximately 10-14 hours after inventory of parts. Therefore, it is recommended that you set aside a full day for assembly.

Other Information:

  • Instructions are included
  • Lumber is pre-drilled, pre-cut, and pre-stained
  • Lumber is stamped for ease of assembly
  • Play set footprint is 18′ 1″ L x 7′ 9 1/2″ W x 9′ 3 1/2″ H; the recommended safe play area is 30′ 1″ L x 25′ 10″ W x 15′ 3 1/2″ H

Tools Needed (Not Included):

  • 3/8″ Cordless Drill or Electric Drill
  • 1/8″, 5/16″, & 3/8″ Drill Bits
  • Drill attachments: Phillips head screw, 3/8″ socket driver, torque head screw
  • 1/2″ & 7/16″ Open end Wrenches
  • Tape Measure
  • 1/2″ & 9/16″ Nut drivers
  • 3/8″ Drive Ratchet, 1/2″ & 9/16″ std sockets, 1/2″ & 9/16″ deep sockets
  • Claw Hammer
  • Phillips & Straight Blade screw drivers
  • Level 24″
  • Rubber Mallet – Optional
  • Step Ladder

Materials, Care and Warranty Information:

  • Adventure Playsets swing sets are constructed from 100% Cedar factory-stained lumber
  • Wood is from sustainable forests

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Summer Clothing Design Tips

Winter is coming to an end and I for one am very happy to start to think about new fashion trends for this summer, while designers ponder over what they can come with. Summer fashion is not all about flip flops and board shorts; it is a time to make a fashion statement.

A trend that normally happens is many designers either disagree or don’t comment on what they think is going to be big until an authority comes out and states what it will be. From then on, most other designers fall in-line and agree, all claiming that they’ve been saying that from the beginning. But this year so far has been different.

We have seen many expert designers put their predictions this year in thrills, it is strange to see so many designer unified over a trend! The hottest designers are putting forward thrills to be this summer’s big hit, and I will be amazed if the experts don’t back it too!

As with all great styles across fashion, we have seen thrills come and go. But now it’s back, ready to re-introduce its self to a new generation of fashion buyers. If you think of your school day thrills and Victorian style it may paint a picture of what to expect this summer, or maybe not. Expect to see thrills on hats, dresses, even thrills on socks for the more ‘dive in head first’ of you. More unconventional fashion designers are likely to put thrills on leotards and maybe shorts, while the more pessimistic designers may put thrills on umbrellas (In preparation for the summer showers, I know I’ll be buying one). Either way, expect thrills and spills a plenty this summer.

A lot is going to happen in the fashion world over the coming months as we start to see new trend lines revealed and fashion show season kicks off, but first let enjoy spring.

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