Mulch, Sand, Grass, Pea Gravel, Rubber... What Do You Think?

[AmyKidsCo]

I only have grass. But I don't have a swingset or tall structure that would call for anything else - that was a conscious decision because I didn't want to hassle with mulch or anything else.

[Jewels]

I went through this a couple years ago, I had to rule out rubber as I needed like 30 yards, and it would have been thousands I think 4-5 thousand, then I was really thinking pea gravel........but yes not only would we have to haul it all back to the playground, it would have to be hauled out someday, I found playground mulch cost effective and easiest, its all built in with landscape timbers, none of it besides a piece or 2 ends up in my yard, and it will just turn into dirt and will never need to be removed if we dont want to, its biodegradable, it does need to be topped off every 2 years though, we are topping ours off this year.