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A Bridgetown, Nova Scotia couple has designed a huge hand-crocheted installation of hanging nets that children can climb and play on, one of a series of playgrounds they've created.  The installation, called Harmonic Motion, opened Friday at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio and is already a hit with the kids. 

View the fun photos of these playgrounds.

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