Miracle Machines | 2022

Designers: Craig Mellott, Gabriela Diego, Hap Parker, Lauren Menezes, and Tiffany Zhang, PlayPower Outdoor Play, Concept Design Team, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Manufacturer: Miracle Recreation, a PlayPower, Inc. Company, Monett, Missouri, USA

These elaborate, whimsical, mechanical, freestanding play panels use a fun and complicated series of levers, pulleys, slides, and switches to perform simple tasks like feeding a cat, serving a cup of tea, or kicking a ball.

Miracle Machines provide cognitive learning, cause-and-effect insights, and a fine motor experience, making them perfect, sensory-rich additions to inclusive playgrounds. Plus, they encourage multiple children to play together, creating the ultimate playground destination.

To create these three thrilling Machines, Miracle Recreation has partnered with the Rube Goldberg Institute For Innovation & Creativity, a non-profit organization that encourages creativity and access to STEM and STEAM education through the creation of comical and overly complicated chain-creation machines that achieve a simple task.

Miracle Machines do not require special surfacing and are ideal for any commercial playground looking to support focus on STEM/STEAM learning through play. Our collection nurtures a child’s instinct to experiment, helping them discover how small actions can make a big impact now, and in the future.