Enliven Your Play Space with
Fuzzy Friends
Fuzzy Friends are an immersive, inclusive new feature from Playground Grass. These sensory characters are designed specifically for preschools and early childhood development centers to encourage imaginative play as children interact with colorful, tactile mounds.
Meet the Fuzzy Friends!
Engage the Senses for a Richer Play Experience
Tactile
Children engage in tactile processing when they reach out and touch the fuzzy, synthetic grass-covered mounds. Fuzzy Friends give kids access to the soothing feel of natural grass.
Auditory
Children can receive and process "Thoughts of the Day" from the Fuzzy Friends and work to apply them to their own lives. Teachers can take this a step further by covering social situations to teach kids healthy behaviors.
Visual
When kids see Fuzzy Friends on the playground, they can't help but gravitate towards the colorful, appealing mounds featuring endearing faces. Exposure to different colors, textures, and dimensions further enriches the playing and learning experience.
Perfect for Daycares and Early Childhood Development Centers
Our four sensory characters each represent a different disposition/personality trait and are designed to help students better understand their emotions. When a group of students sees a Fuzzy Friend on the playground, an encouraging "Thought of the Day" will be just a scan away.
Share Social Stories as Part of Your Lesson
Each Fuzzy Friend comes with a handful of social situations to help supervisors put the "Thoughts of the Day" into action. When paired with the phrase, social stories allow the supervisors and students to discuss and engage further about how certain behaviors or personality traits play out in real-life situations.
Happy's Thought of the Day
"Choose to be happy"
Social Story
Happy is playing on the playground with his friend Sunny and notices that she is shining a little less brightly than usual. It seems like something is keeping her down. Happy gives sunny an encouraging smile and tells her a joke to maker her laugh. He can see her rays of light slowly reappearing!
Cheery's Thought of the Day
"Cheer is the sunshine that breaks through the storm"
Social Story
There lived a friend named Cheery. He was known for his love of spreading cheer and happiness to everyone he met. One sunny morning, Cheery woke up with an exciting idea. "I want to organize a fun-filled event for all my friends!" he exclaimed. Cheery quickly got to work, planning games, activities, and surprises. He ... Read More
Sunny's Thought of the Day
"Enjoy summer vibes"
Social Story
In the sunny town of Smiletown, Sunny had a special garden. It wasn't a garden of flowers, but a Kindness Garden. One day, Sunny saw her friend Sammy looking sad. Sammy's favorite toy was broken, and he didn't know how to fix it. Sunny knew just what to do. She invited Sammy to her Kindness ... Read More
Joy's Thought of the Day
"Being joyous is lighting up the world with your positivity"
Social Story
Three best friends, Joy, Cheery, and Happy, enjoyed spreading joy and happiness to each other. But one day, Happy wasn't feeling well at all. Happy had caught a cold and was stuck in bed, feeling a bit glum. Joy and Cheery wanted to do something special to lift their friend's spirits. Joy suggested, "Let's create ... Read More
Discover the Possibilities with
Fuzzy Friends
Interested in how you can take your playground design and learning opportunities to the next level with Fuzzy Friends? Contact us today for more information, or get in touch with a local ForeverLawn dealer to get started on your playground project.
