A playground canopy is a covering for a school or other playground. It is a playground structure that is very beneficial for any school to have.
A school canopy provides shade for children. When children play outside they are exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays. Sometimes kids play outside for at least fifteen to twenty minutes at a time. With daily exposure to the sun fifteen minutes is enough time for them to be at a higher risk of skin cancer. They are exposed to a lot of sun in that short period of time. A playground canopy will prevent the children from too much sun exposure.
If a child is at the park with his or her family he may be there for most of the day. This is a lot of exposure time and a playground canopy will help protect him from the ultraviolet rays. It will also protect the child from sunburn. This way a child will not have to worry about sunscreen. Sometimes it's hard to remember to put it on, if the playground has a canopy it won't be necessary to remember sunscreen.
Some days it can be very hot outside. Children need to have shade. A playground canopy will provide children with the shade they need so that on a hot day they can cool off. Playground canopies help to reduce the temperature by at least fifteen degrees which will provide children with the shade they need to cool off. If a person gets too hot he or she can get sunstroke. Sunstroke is very dangerous for children. It is also a great place for parents to cool of since sunstroke is dangerous for adults too.
When it is hot outside the playground equipment can get very hot. Having a playground canopy will keep the equipment cool. Children have soft skin and can get burned easily. Hot playground equipment can harm them. It is also not much fun playing at the playground if the equipment is hot.
Playground canopies also protect the equipment from rain, and snow. Children love to play outside even if it is raining or snowing. A canopy will keep the playground equipment dry so that kids can play on days where there is rain or snow.
Playground canopies also preserve the life of the playground equipment. The sun, rain and snow can wear and tear playground equipment. Playground and school canopies will increase the life of the equipment.
Playground and school canopies are great additions to any playground.