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smaller children's play area. It should be so placed that the maximum area 

 be left for organized games of different kinds. 



(b) Space fgr organized games. 1 As in the case of the boys, special 

 emphasis should be placed upon organized games including a modified 

 form of playground ball, basket ball and hockey; volley ball, tether ball, 

 hand and paddle tennis, croquet and many other types of ball games that 

 might be mentioned. Areas should be provided for running games of 

 different kinds aside from ball games, and for some forms of track and 

 field sports. 



(c) Shaded area. This should be provided for handcraft activities 

 and quiet games, story telling and folk dancing. For the latter a platform 

 of wood is desirable, although this form of activity may be carried on 

 indoors if there is a shelter or community house with the necessary floor 

 space. In fact, all these activities could be carried on indoors, but whenever 

 possible it is desirable to have all activities outdoors. 



4. Little children's playground area. 



If a little children's playground is included in the area for the chil- 

 dren's playground a fourth space requirement will have to be met, and 

 the layout and equipment of it will correspond to that already stated under 

 the section on the little children's playground. 



5. Miscellaneous space requirements. 



There are certain facilities that may be used in common by all the chil- 

 dren coming to the playground and areas that may be considered common 

 space. Among these facilities and areas are: 



(a) Tennis court or courts. It may be possible and sometimes desir- 

 able to have a tennis court or courts for both the older boys' and girls' 

 play spaces, but in general if they be included in a children's playground 

 at all, it is more economical to construct such courts in a group unit to be 

 used in common by both boys and girls. They might be located on the 

 dividing line between the older boys' and girls' play spaces or, if the total 

 area is large enough as in a combined playground and neighborhood park, 

 in some other part of the area. 



(b) Area for the building with a frontal planting space and with perhaps 

 some space for planting about it. This structure should be so located that 

 it will be readily accessible from all the different space divisions and will 

 conserve the maximum space for play purposes. It is the focal point for 

 management, shelter and service facilities. It may be any type of build- 

 ing from a simple combined shelter and comfort station, including perhaps 



1 Because of limited space in many playgrounds, there is only one open play area for the use of both boys 

 and girls. On such playgrounds the program should be so arranged that the use of the play area is divided between 

 the two sexes. 



