Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds
Children climbing log structures and rope nets at a Bienenstock natural playground

Natural playground design and build

Natural playgrounds, designed and built for schools, childcare centres and museumsNatural playgrounds, designed and built for schools, child care centers and museums

One team takes your outdoor space from first sketch to final build. We've been designing and building natural playgrounds for more than 30 years.

  • Custom designs shaped around your site, your children and your budget
  • Concept design, construction documents and build, all with one team
  • Help finding grants and funding for your project

Proudly CanadianDesigning and building across Canada Designing and building across the United States Projects across Canada and the United States

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Trusted by schools, childcare centres and museumsTrusted by schools, child care centers and museums

  • Ontario Science Centre
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • Kansas Children's Discovery Center
  • Mulgrave School
  • Rising Oaks Early Learning
  • 30+ years
  • 3,000+ spaces built
  • Award-winning
  • Canada and the United StatesAcross the United States

What are you planning?

Sand play area with log seating at Rising Oaks St. Luke

Childcare and early learning

Sensory-rich outdoor spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Children playing among tall timber posts at Mulgrave School

Independent and private schools

Outdoor learning and play across your campus
A carved timber playhouse at Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Museums and nature centers

Nature play and outdoor exhibits for your visitors

Something else? Tell us about your project

Why Bienenstock

Built around the people who use it every day

Designed for your site

Every design is custom. We build around your specific goals, the trees and natural features your land already has, and how children will use the space every day.

One team, start to finish

Concept design, construction documents and build stay with the same team, so nothing gets lost between stages.

Made to endure

We select and treat natural materials for decades of outdoor life, and we engineer every space to CAN/CSA Z614 Playground Standards, ADA and AODAASTM F1487 Playground Standard and ADACAN/CSA Z614 (Canada) or ASTM F1487 (US) playground standards, ADA and AODA.

Projects we've designed and built

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A child in a carved log slide in the forest at the Ontario Science Centre

Ontario Science Centre

Toronto, Ontario

Nature play inside a forest, with the longest carved slide in the world, with a giant bird's nest and much more!

View project: Ontario Science Centre
A child in a carved log slide in the forest at the Ontario Science Centre

Ontario Science Centre

Toronto, Ontario

Nature play inside a forest, with the longest carved slide in the world, with a giant bird's nest and much more!

View project: Ontario Science Centre

How a project works

  1. Consultation

    We talk through what you want the space to do for your children, and what budget you're working with.

  2. Concept design

    We visit your site and meet with you to turn your ideas into a first design. Then we follow an iterative process to reach a final design in 3D, with renders.

  3. Construction documents

    We prepare architectural drawings that show exactly how we'll build your space.

  4. Build

    Our team builds your space with as little disruption to your day as possible.

Planning your budget

Every project is custom, so costs depend on the size and scope of your space. Speak with one of our Nature Play Advisors to get help with the pricing.

Help with funding

Many of our clients fund their projects through grants and fundraising. We can help you find funding sources that fit your project.

Get funding help

What our clients say

It's been a lifelong dream to have a nature space for children to immerse and be really curious about life... When I started having conversations with Bienenstock it became very clear that... it was about a team of people who are on the same mission.

Cassie St. AmandOwner and Director, Apple Jacks Preschool, Toronto, Ontario
Children in snowsuits sitting on a log fence at Apple Jacks Preschool

Our partnership with Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds was steeped in collaborative innovation. They listened deeply and engaged with curiosity that helped us to discover the essence of our community’s desires while uncovering elements of the project unique to our brand.

Thanks to our work with Bienenstock, we have charted a path for a creative design while enriching the trust and relationships we have within the communities we serve.

Jacqueline AltreuterProject Lead for the Nearby Nature Initiative, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Children playing in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science nature play area

Questions we hear often

Our designers, landscape architects and educators shape every space around your site, and then we build it ourselves. You get a landscape made for your land and your children.

Curious what a natural playground could look like on your site?

We'll reply within one business day.

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