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Our church is building a kids play area right on the back property of the church. The design has been all laid out and it is going to be an incredible play area. There is even a grown up sitting area under the one tree that we have in the back. Well, we all met last night to review the plans and someone raised the question about how hot all the equipment was going to get being constantly exposed to the sun. We didn't want the kids to get burned, as happened at one play area just recently. Then another woman chimed in asking about having the kids playing in sun's direct rays and suggesting that perhaps we should consider installing a canopy or something over the kids play area to combat both of these problems. The head of the committee pulled out her laptop and began searching for shade structures California, and she found some incredible canopies, but when she searched under shade canopy california, we all were in agreement that these structures were a little too big and heavy to use over this type of area. Then someone suggested doing a search for shade sails california, and sure enough, shade sails looked like they would be perfect. I had never heard of a shade sail before, however, they looked really nice, and they were lightweight enough that we could order them online without paying an arm and a leg on the shipping of it. They said that they were good at blocking out the suns UV rays, and yet they seemed to not block the sun completely which was really great. The price was really reasonable and so we just had to get approval from the treasurer to spend the additional monies for the shade sail. I think it is a worth while investment to insure that the kids don't get hurt because the equipment is too hot, and also that they don't have skin issues in the future. Keeping kids safe can take a lot of work, but it is nice to know that there are companies like this that can help you do it for a reasonable fee.