John A. Sullivan Playground U of M Masonic Children's Hospital

Minneapolis, MN USA

MN - John A. Sullivan Playground

Video features the playground at Masonic Children’s Hospital was created to give patients, and their siblings, an escape from life in the hospital. Along with an animal-themed design, special focus was put toward making the playground equipment adaptive to children with IV’s and using mobility devices. The result was a first-of-its kind IV-friendly slide! The playground is named for Minnesota Vikings Center John Sullivan, who helped fund the playground. The design includes cues to John in the safety surfacing and a #65 Find (his football number) throughout the equipment.

[video: camera shooting up toward top of building. Building reads, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. An elevated view of the entire play area. Camera pans down the side of the PlayBooster playground where a SpyroSlide and a custom life size elephant head and front legs are located. Children run and play all around the playground. Camera pans up the side of the Elephant trunk stopping at its eye to show the realistic texture and paint job. Camera pans across the custom Manta Ray climber. Camera pans across the base of the Manta Ray climber designed and painted with colorful coral and seashell designs.]

[video: camera switches to a view of the playground welcome sign advising this playground is for children 5 to 12 years of age. A young girl climbs up to sit in the U shape curve of the Elephants trunk. A boy quickly spins around while holding on to a spinner with animal shapes at the top. Three children stand around him as he spins. Camera zooms in on a different boy who now spins the animal spinner.]

[video: camera zooms in on a group of children’s feet as they stand on top of the Manta Ray concrete climber. A line of girls climbs up the playground steps. A girl jumps off the peak rock climber towards the camera. A girl springs back and forth towards the camera as she rides a spring rider. She smiles aggressively at the camera. Camera switches to a boy playing with the Marbles on the custom marble panel made into the shape of a Giraffe. The boy runs his hands over the marbles.]

Boy: You can move them.

[video: three girls spin around together while holding on to the spinning animal pole. Camera zooms in girls face as she speaks into the trunk of the elephant.]

Girl: Ok, now you say good bye.

[video: camera goes in and out of focus as a boy speaks to the camera while standing by the trunk of the Elephant.]

Boy: You going big?

[video: a young girl smiles and poses for the camera as a group of boys run and climb on the Manta Ray concrete climber behind her. A boy sits underneath the playground on the belt hammock. He looks up at the camera. Camera zooms in on a group of children walking and spinning the animal spinner. A group of children sit on top of the Manta Ray concrete climber. Camera has an elevated view as it pans down the side of the PlayBooster playground where the Elephant statue is located. Camera pans over the top of surrounding bushes of the playground as children play all around. A young boy steps up the steps of the PlayBooster playground. A group of girls run around the animal spinner. A young boy rides a Dolphin spring rider. Camera pans over to a girl sitting on the truck of the Elephant statue. A boy slides down the small roller slide. Camera pans down to a woman pointed to something stamped in the concrete rock climber.]

Woman: That is a J S, right.

[video: camera focuses on an engraved circle with the letters J S and the number 65 carved into the concrete.]

Young girl: What playground is this?

[video: camera switches to a top down view of the pebble flex playground surfacing. It yellow letters it reads, Welcome to the Sullivan playground. John Sullivan’s hand-written signature below text. A girl off camera speaks.]

Girl: This is fun.

[video: two girls turn and smile and wave at the camera. Camera pulls back for a full view of the PlayBooster playground with children playing in the background with the animal spinner and on the Manta Ray concrete climber. Fade to black.]

Playground Details

Age Ranges

  • 2 to 5 years
  • 5 to 12 years

Product Lines/ Categories

Min Area Required

  • 57' x 54' (17,37 m x 16,46 m)
    • 2-5 Area: 29' x 24' (8,84 m x 7,32 m)
    • 5-12 Area: 33' x 27' (10,06 m x 8,23 m)

Max Fall Height

  • 72" (1,83 m)

Design/CAD Files for this Playground

Design files are not available for this custom design. Contact your local playground consultant for additional details.

Design Standards

astm
Contact your consultant to verify that this playground design meets current design standard requirements or to modify for other design standards.

Price Range (USD)
$200K-$500K+

Pricing for custom playground equipment varies. For international and exact pricing, please contact your local playground consultant.

Contact Your Consultant

The playground at Masonic Children's Hospital was created to give patients, and their siblings, an escape from life in the hospital. Along with an animal-themed design, special focus was put toward making the playground equipment adaptive to children with IVs and using mobility devices. The result was a first-of-its kind IV-friendly slide! The playground is named for Minnesota Vikings Center John Sullivan, who helped fund the playground. The design includes cues to John in the safety surfacing and a #65 Find (his football number) throughout the equipment.

Installed: May 2013

Our color palettes offer a range of options to customize your projects

Colors

Our state of the art materials make our playgrounds stand out.

Colors

We’ve created a global network of local playground experts to be at your side, every step of the way. With an average of 20 years of experience, our playground consultants are knowledgeable and personable. They will guide you through product pricing and specifications, customization, financing options, community builds, on-time deliveries, maintenance, finding replacement parts, and service questions.

Playground consultant for this project

Flagship Recreation
11123 Upper 33rd St N
Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Phone 763-550-7860
info@flagshipplay.com
www.flagshipplay.com

Find a Playground Consultant Near You

Contact Your Consultant

More Playgrounds & Designs

Four children play on a Hippo that sprays water. One of them who is in a wheelchair laughs as the Hippo.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Fort Rotary Jonesboro, AR
Age Ranges:
5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Laurelton West Playground Laurelton, NY features The ramped play structure delivers climbers, playground slides and sensory play panels, plus car-themed structures.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Legacy Commons, Rapid City, SD features an Evos® play system including a Sensory Play Center®, Sway Fun® Glider and accessible sensory garden. A mix of nature-inspired components, including custom rock outcrops typical of those found in the Black Hills. Finally, the Pulse™ Tennis and Pulse™ Table Tennis.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Children play on a tree house like structure with nature themed log climbers and slides.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Woman watches boys climbing on play structure.
Age Ranges:
5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$140K-$160K
A castle-themed play structure  in a custom fantasy-themed playground, kids are riding slides, and can access ramps, making it accessible for children of all abilities.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Inspired by Chumash Indian village pre European colonization. For kids 5-12, this play space reflects the natural landscape.
Age Ranges:
5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$120K-$140K
First United Methodist Church of Lakeland
Lakeland, FL
Age Ranges:
5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$100K-$120K
Custom train station sits in the middle of the Bronx. Ramps and overhead events connect the train to the rest of the structure.
Age Ranges:
5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Custom playground themed like a jet with a look out tower located near a lake.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$80K-$100K
Large playspace that includes tall climbing net structures for older kids and a play house themed playstructure for younger kids. Playspace includes blue surfacing and fall leave colors in the background.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Choo choo train-themed play structures with sit snug in this quant neighborhood playground. Children can climb this train with  overpass or "go into town" to the market to "trade goods" in the enclosures or ride the slide.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Where mathematics, art and architecture, science and nature, and play all come together. This Evos and Weevos playground on the D.C. waterfront is inspired by the Fibonacci sequence.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+
Bright green and orange playground with kids playing. Surfacing is a mix of blue rubber and sand.
Age Ranges:
2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 years
Price Range (USD):
$200K-$500K+