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April 2004

  • Weather Permitting
  • Safety Tips for Playing in Harsh Weather

Articles in This Issue

Parenting

When in Doubt, Just Sue

Even though I wasn’t the safest kid growing up, my parents still loved me. When my friend launched me off his trampoline when I was seven and I broke my arm,…

Updated Oct 7, 2020 Playground Magazine
Swing Sets

Big City Plane

Not too many kids these days get the old-fashioned upbringing our grandparents did–growing up on farms or in small towns with plenty of fields, creeks, and…

Updated Oct 7, 2020 Playground Magazine
Safety

Weather Permitting

As children, the winter weather provided a frosty world of endless possibilities for the kids in my neighborhood. We would construct forts, sled over freshly…

Updated Mar 2, 2026 Playground Magazine
Wood

A Silver Lining

Many alternatives to using CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) as a wood preservative already exist. CA-B (Copper Azole Boron) and ACQ (Ammoniacal Copper Quat) are…

Updated Nov 15, 2023 Playground Magazine

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