Dad builds awesome 48-foot dinosaur jungle gym for his kids
Quarantine has given dads everywhere some spare time to take on extra projects for their kids, but some dads just go above and beyond to create extraordinary play structures for their kids. Like this dad, who builds an enormous dinosaur jungle gym for his kids that will blow your mind.
This is the coolest playground you’ll ever see!
Mathew Cosman posted a step-by-step of the complex dinosaur structure on Imgur that’s spreading on the internet like wildfire
Many fathers build jungle gyms for their kids, but not many are able to construct anything close to this massive dinosaur-themed playground that stretches out 48-feet long.
Mathew Cosman was joined by his brother, Joe Cosman, who both set out to build a dinosaur wonderland for Mathew’s kids that they would never forget. You won’t believe how much went into the project, here’s a first-hand look into how it was done.
First, they had to get all the materials together
In order to complete this ridiculously incredible play structure, they would have to get tons of materials to use including:
- Structural steel and wood
- Foam
- Chicken wire
- Carbon integrated into fiberglass and epoxy
- Kevlar
- Several paints
- ceramic fillers
- 24,000 pounds of concrete
Building the frame
Cosman had amassed loads of scrap materials over the last decade, knowing that he would eventually be building this, over the past year he was finally able to get it done. He and his brother started by building the frame of the gigantic herbivore dinosaur.
After getting the dinosaurs frame build, they used chicken wire and foam to get the shape just right.
Once they got the bodywork completed, they painted the giant dinosaur
The brothers’ did an incredible paint job, blending many shades to get the perfect green before adding red to make the dinosaur look as realistic as possible.
Now that the dinosaur was complete, it was time to move it to Matthew’s home so they could start adding on the jungle gym contraptions.
They had to hire a crane driver to move the dinosaur into Mathew’s backyard
Moving it was not an easy take, the 48-feet dinosaur was crane lifted into the backyard where they started making it into every kid’s dream playground. They added swings on the dinosaur’s tail, monkey bars, and rings, platforms, nets to climb and ropes to play on.
Perhaps the coolest piece of playground equipment they added, was the huge slide that’s essential for any play structure. The slide even has cool lights built into it. On top of all that, the entire dinosaur playland glows in the dark to ensure safe night time horseplay.
As if all that wasn’t enough, the worlds coolest dad and uncle turned the legs of the dinosaur into rock climbing walls
By the time they were done, the dinosaur playground was a ready for Mathew’s kids to enjoy. This is seriously the most incredible playground I’ve ever seen, the skills that went into making this just go to show how much Mathew loves his kids.
With the way it’s blowing up on the internet, I wouldn’t be surprised if parents all over start trying to hire him and his brother to build one for their children. To see the dinosaur playground for yourself, watch the video below!
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Source: Bored Panda, Imgur, YouTube