What is a good alternative to woodchip for a kids outside play area. Woodchips are quite expensive?

We want to make i nice safe area for our kids to play. Its currently turfed but i want to make it maintenance free. We like the woodchip but its expensive

What is a VPN?

VPN is (Virtual Private Network) were first used by companies to enable their employees to securely access internal systems such as email remotely (e.g. from home or while on business trips). Today they are increasingly being used for personal use by individuals to protect their privacy while online in public places (e.g. when using the wi-fi connection in a cafe) or in a country where the internet is censored / blocked (e.g. China, Saudi Arabia…).