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AmeriCorps on Twitter: “For 10 yrs, @AmeriCorps has helped rebuild playgrounds, homes & hope …
For 10 yrs, @AmeriCorps has helped rebuild playgrounds, homes & hope after Katrina http://go.usa.gov/3fu6K #Katrina10 pic.twitter.com/hPOFfXEr0o. Click for complete story.
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Solutions for KidVenture
On July 25, I had the opportunity to speak with Mandy Gaither of WYFF-TV about the concern that my wife and I have about the KidVenture playground … Click for complete…
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Edison’s End of Summer Playground Carnival
Organized by Joyce Fircha, Supervisor of Recreation for the Edison Township, the ‘End of Summer Playground Carnival’ was held on Tuesday, … Click for complete story.
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Bledsoe Friends get $15K grant for playground
Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park have received big help in their mission to build an all-inclusive playground at the park in Sumner County. Click for complete story.
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Children’s vision for Old King’s Orchard playground takes shape
DECATUR – Jordan Buchen’s vision for a playground at Old King’s Orchard Community Center encompasses a submarine, tunnels with escape … Click for complete story.
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Groomed to be cautious, she embraces adventure
At playgrounds, I preferred terra firma to anything involving heights. Tame swings were my courage boundary. Even jungle gyms unnerved me. Click for complete story.
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Play Hard, Live Free: Where Wild Play Still Rules
Joseph Straus, 6, rides a zip line at the Berkeley Adventure Playground, where kids can “play wild” in a half-acre park that has a junkyard feel. Click for complete story.
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Volunteers and tools needed for Denver playground build
“It takes an army to put one of these playgrounds together, and the last thing we want to happen is to get to build day and realize we don’t have ……
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Playground Safety As Kids Head Back To School
Playgrounds designed today are much safer than they were even just a few years ago. … He’s the president of Playcare Playground Specialists. Click for complete story.
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Crown Valley Park is back, ready for play
After McCloskey cut the ribbon, a group of kids clad in bathing suits and beach towels stampeded past the new playground to the park’s most popular … Click for complete story.
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Gig Harbor City Council takes another small step to deciding on retail marijuana
Parks and playgrounds are included in the proposed buffer zones to be protected from retail outlets. Perrow also asked that issues such as … Click for complete story.
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The Overprotected Child – The Shift from Protective to Productive SafetyMarc McLaren
In the 1940’s Lady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood inspired a host of adventure playgrounds in the UK. The idea was that kids should face what they … Click for complete story.
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Bastrop teens raise money to bring shade to playgrounds
The Youth Parks Activity Committee hopes to raise $22,000 to put up a shade structure over the playground at Bob Bryant Park in Bastrop. JILLIAN … Click for complete story.
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In pictures: Thames Valley Adventure Playground’s annual summer fun day
The Summer Fun Day event raised more than £2,000 for the playground in Bath Road. TVAP has been open since 1982 and provides a place for … Click for complete story.
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Playground video records 3 near fire
An arson investigation continued Monday after playgrounds at two Little Rock elementary schools were set on fire less than two days apart. Click for complete story.
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Tips to keep your kids safe on the playground
Nowhere is this captured more perfectly than on the playground. Should you encourage your kids to climb on a new piece of equipment or barrel down … Click for complete story.
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Nairobi County Directive to Allow Children to Use School Playgrounds On Holidays
Headteachers in Nairobi may be forced to allow children to use playgrounds during the August holiday which start Friday. This follows a motion … Click for complete story.
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Salisbury Council votes to ban dogs from some of its fenced playgrounds
A COUNCIL move to fence three playgrounds to make them safer for disabled children has backfired, with an increasing number of locals now using … Click for complete story.
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MORPH Robotic PlayGround Might One Day Be Your Child’s Favourite Playmate
A robotics laboratory based in the U.K. is trying to make playgrounds the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. MORPH (Mobile … Click for complete story.
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Playground update planned
“We’d like to get both playgrounds purchased this year and we’d like to at least get the one in the campground put in before fall, the playground in the … Click…
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Allahabad HC seeks data on parks and playgrounds
The court asked the principal secretary (Urban Development) on July 31 to get all urban local bodies to collect and furnish data on playgrounds, parks … Click for complete story.
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Jackson 5 star visits Lafayette
The non-profit organization helps build playgrounds for children in under-served areas. Jackson’s own Study Peace Foundation promotes peace and … Click for complete story.
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West Kelowna getting rid of playground
WEST KELOWNA – The playground at a West Kelowna public park will soon be no more. The city says it will be removing the playground at Horizon … Click for complete…
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Town gets funding for beachfront playgrounds
The Town of Goderich has received $50,000 from the federal government’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program for the revitalization of … Click for complete story.
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Works and Equipment for Playgrounds in Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoc
Works and Equipment for Playgrounds in Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoc. Funded by UN System – UN System. Tendering organization UNDP. Click for complete story.
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Recycled Rubber Products, LLC Offers Ready to Assemble Playsets for Kids
As a supplier of rubber mulch for playgrounds, Recycled Rubber Products, LLC has a vast experience in the outdoor play area industry. Customers … Click for complete story.
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Billerica Recreation scavenger hunt highlights parks, playgrounds
Teams and families throughout Billerica are competing in a town-wide scavenger hunt from now until August 24. The Billerica Recreational … Click for complete story.
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Fires at Little Rock school playgrounds under investigation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Little Rock Fire Department is investigating the second fire to destroy playground equipment at a local elementary … Click for complete story.
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Community rallies to create new playground at Gloucester County school
A community effort to raise funds for new playground equipment culminated over the weekend with the demolition of the old and installation of the new … Click for complete story.
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Authorities investigating fires at 2 Little Rock school playgrounds
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The Little Rock Fire Department is investigating the second fire to destroy playground equipment at a local elementary … Click for complete story.
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