Creation of Creative Children's Playground at Mugunghwa Children's Park in Geumcheon-gu

Reflecting Residents' Opinions, Creating a Communication Space for Multiple Generations... Installing Net Combination Playgrounds and Grass Mounding to Attract Children's Interest

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) will create a Creative Children's Playground at Mugunghwa Children's Park located in Doksan 2-dong by December.

The 'Creative Children's Playground' is a unique space that breaks away from standardized playgrounds, allowing children to imagine various types of play. It uses natural materials such as wood and sand to stimulate children's creativity, sensitivity, and adventurous spirit.

Mugunghwa Children's Park, established in 1985, currently has all the deck climbing play facilities on the internal slopes damaged, and the shipwreck-themed combination playground in the sand playground is outdated, resulting in low usage by children.

Additionally, the park entrance has retaining walls installed due to adjacent roads and slopes, leaving it neglected as a high-crime area.

In response, the district received over 200 million won in city funds last year to start the Creative Children's Playground project at Mugunghwa Children's Park. This year, through resident workshops and design consultations, the creative playground design was finalized.

According to the design plan, the overall terrain within the park will be preserved, with partial repairs to the deck slopes, and the combination playground will be replaced with a net combination play structure that can attract children's interest and encourage creativity and adventurousness.

Also, to alleviate concerns about crime, the retaining walls at the entrance will be removed, and grass mounding and climbing facilities with ropes will be installed.

Along with this, exercise facilities such as waist twisting, sky walking, and double-arm rope pulling will be expanded for seniors' health management, and evergreen and deciduous shrubs will be planted within the park to increase the insufficient green space in the area.

Meanwhile, the district created creative playgrounds at Golmal Children's Park in Gasan-dong in 2016, Hyobong Children's Park in Siheung 4-dong in 2017, and Samsung Sports Park in Siheung 4-dong in 2019. Last year, Mugunghwa Children's Park and Haetae Children's Park were selected as target sites for Seoul City's Creative Children's Playground contest, and the district is promoting the project aiming for completion within the year.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "Through the redevelopment of the Creative Children's Playground, we hope to provide a space where children can run freely and multiple generations can interact and communicate together."

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