Let the Kids Out Florence Joyner Olympiad Park Continues Outstanding Legacy Why recess is a valuable part of a child's education. Articles in This Issue Play Free Play I believe that most people who enjoy their work in the playground industry have a reason for taking an interest in the safe, free play of children. It may be… Updated Oct 28, 2023 Playground Magazine Construction Naturally Enjoyable Building playgrounds and constructing playground equipment is a satisfying undertaking. For those of us who install playgrounds professionally, watching the… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine Bullying Protecting the Right to Play When bullying occurs, the most likely venue, especially in primary schools, is the school playground. This illustrates the darker side of recess." Whitney and… Updated Oct 7, 2020 Playground Magazine Rubber A New Look in Surfacing Hey Mister! Tell Miss ... not to put the swings back. They just get in the way." This was the excited proclamation of five young boys, breakdancing on… Updated Oct 14, 2023 Playground Magazine Safety Why Equipment Complies With Safety Criteria A new report from Great Britain entitled "Playgrounds- Risks, Benefits, and Choices" describes the first detailed strategic assessment of outdoor playgrounds… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine Education Why Recess is Important for a Child's Education The teachers I had in the 1970s were fond of saying that school was our first job. As our first employers, they scheduled time for us to work, eat, and play… Updated Jan 7, 2026 Deanna Ryan Fitness Keeping the Spirit Alive In a unique mixture of Olympic celebration and athlete memorial, Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo, Calif., is a constant reminder of the… Updated Oct 14, 2023 Playground Magazine Spray Parks Getting Your Feet Wet The choices of recreational facilities a municipality can select to make part of their recreational plans are almost as numerous as the number of… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine Playground Practicing What They Preach It's one thing to have a set of core values written down on a piece of paper somewhere, and it's a completely different thing to consider those core values… Updated Dec 9, 2022 Playground Magazine
Play Free Play I believe that most people who enjoy their work in the playground industry have a reason for taking an interest in the safe, free play of children. It may be… Updated Oct 28, 2023 Playground Magazine
Construction Naturally Enjoyable Building playgrounds and constructing playground equipment is a satisfying undertaking. For those of us who install playgrounds professionally, watching the… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Bullying Protecting the Right to Play When bullying occurs, the most likely venue, especially in primary schools, is the school playground. This illustrates the darker side of recess." Whitney and… Updated Oct 7, 2020 Playground Magazine
Rubber A New Look in Surfacing Hey Mister! Tell Miss ... not to put the swings back. They just get in the way." This was the excited proclamation of five young boys, breakdancing on… Updated Oct 14, 2023 Playground Magazine
Safety Why Equipment Complies With Safety Criteria A new report from Great Britain entitled "Playgrounds- Risks, Benefits, and Choices" describes the first detailed strategic assessment of outdoor playgrounds… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Education Why Recess is Important for a Child's Education The teachers I had in the 1970s were fond of saying that school was our first job. As our first employers, they scheduled time for us to work, eat, and play… Updated Jan 7, 2026 Deanna Ryan
Fitness Keeping the Spirit Alive In a unique mixture of Olympic celebration and athlete memorial, Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo, Calif., is a constant reminder of the… Updated Oct 14, 2023 Playground Magazine
Spray Parks Getting Your Feet Wet The choices of recreational facilities a municipality can select to make part of their recreational plans are almost as numerous as the number of… Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Playground Practicing What They Preach It's one thing to have a set of core values written down on a piece of paper somewhere, and it's a completely different thing to consider those core values… Updated Dec 9, 2022 Playground Magazine
