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Pickled onions inspired me to design the ball pit

Eric McMillan is a pioneering adventure playground designer who changed the way children played in 1970s Toronto, Canada. Eric鈥檚 best known invention is the ball pit, inspired by a jar of pickled onions he came across in his kitchen.
He spoke to Emily Webb about his revolutionary designs.

Picture: Eric McMillan
Credit:Getty Images/ Dick Loek

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17 minutes