14/08/2026
This was one of the things that genuinely surprised me when I started working in the playground industry.
Children have an incredible amount of influence over family decisions.
If they know there's a playground they love at a particular shopping centre, restaurant, park or leisure destination, that's often where they want to go.
And the adults follow.
It sounds obvious when you say it out loud, but seeing it happen repeatedly made me realise that playgrounds can have a much bigger commercial role than simply providing somewhere for children to play.
A great play space can become a reason to choose one destination over another.
That's a pretty powerful piece of real estate.