How To Make: DIY Amphitheater Tire

Amphitheater Tire

This video provides an example of how you might go about building this playground element. For full instructions click on the link below to find the downloadable, pictorial step by step plans on Playground Ideas' website.

Design Description:
This is a great and cheap way to build an area for putting on performances or school plays. The area could be used for impromptu performances during lunchtimes or for climbing/ jumping on / running/ chasing around. A simple stage can be created with timber or by simply heaping up left over soil from the holes and covering with gravel/ bricks or other local appropriate material.

Building Steps:
Please visit the link below to the Playground Ideas website to see the full build steps for this playground element.

Materials:
x13 car tires
x13 truck tires
x6 tractor tires

Tools:
Spade

playgroundideas.org/designs/amphitheater-tire/

If you like this element, please check out these elements below as well:
Mayan Pyramid
Wonky Balance Plank
Tractor Maxi Seat
Mini Motorcycle

Disclaimer:
These plans are designed to be used in conjunction with the step by step text instructions of this model that can be found here: playgroundideas.org/designs/. The intended use of the designs available on these plans and the website is to provide ideas for the construction of playground equipment from local and/or recycled materials. They may, or may not, be suitable for your purposes. Further, specialised knowledge may be required to construct safe playground equipment based on these designs—for example, engineering knowledge to allow selection of appropriate strength materials for the purposes to which those materials are put, or playground layout expertise to avoid layouts which might cause risk of injury to users. The use of local and/or recycled materials carries inherent risks. Before using recycled materials in playground construction you should consider the source and properties of the materials (strength, contaminants, splintering risk, etc) and whether they are fit for use in a playground. Improper construction and use of playground equipment may cause death or injury. Please refer to the Playground Ideas Playground Safety Handbook here: playgroundideas.org/handbooks/. Playground Ideas Terms of use: playgroundideas.org/terms-of-use/.

License:
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. This means if you use or feature this work in any website, publication, presentation etc, you must clearly attribute/ credit the work to www.playgroundideas.org (but not in any way that suggests that Playground Ideas endorses you or your use of the work). You may not use this work for commercial purposes without explicit permission. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work but you may create and add new work to the Playground Ideas design library to share. To view a copy of this license, visit: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Please Note:
All measurements are indicative only. Measurements need to be adjusted according to context, available materials, tools, and local construction skill methods.

About Playground Ideas:
Playground Ideas is an Australian non-profit organisation that equips anyone, anywhere to build a stimulating space for play using only local materials, tools, and skills. Through our open-source website and DIY plans, we have supported over 2,147 communities in 143 countries to build play spaces, impacting over 1,000,000 children.

Do you need help to build a playground?
Playground Ideas has partnered with schools, NGOs and charitable foundations around the world to create bespoke site designs and provide on-the-ground staff support for special projects, from start to finish. We also offer speakers for your event and training for your team. Get in touch with us: [email protected]

Music Credits (YouTube Audio Library):
Soul Groove by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: audionautix.com/
Show your Love by Otis McDonald
Raw Deal by Gunnar Olsen
Cielo by Huma-Huma