Table 3. School children and staff magic wish responses.

		Children	Staff
Physical environment	Small items	• Cargo nets	• Scooters and bikes
		• Monkey bars* and gym equipment	• Be able to use the grass
		• Slides*	• More equipment*
		• Swings*	• New fresh games
		• Seesaw
		• Tyres
		• Bikes and scooters*
		• More equipment*
		• Make it more fun
		• Trampolines*
		• Something fun–like hunts
		• Fairer games
		• Spider net climbing frame
	Large items	• Obstacle course	• A school field for summer to avoid confrontation
		• VR booth
		• More options for indoor play*
		• Climbing wall with buzzers	• New grassy area
		• Running track
		• A field so we can do rugby	• Overhaul of the outside area—more engaging
		• Make a basketball pitch
		• More playground things	• MUGA on the concrete area (less injuries)
		• Swimming pool	• More outdoor to explore
		• Big massive slide	• A more interesting environment to explore
		• Big Bouncy castle	• More space
			• A sheltered area
Individual and Social		• I wish to make everyone happy on the playground	• Self-regulation
			• Personal power and resilience–to cope with losing
		• More exciting games with more people
		• Do dangerous stuff
Policy		• More options for indoor play*	• Training for staff*
		• More time*
		• Tag rugby coach	• Training for playground leaders*
		• Less tolerance to bullies	• More equipment
		• More time on the ball-court	• Involve staff more
		• To be able to use key stage1 (5 to 7 years old) playground*

*Items occurred multiple times in magic wish responses (multiple = three or more).