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March 2004

  • Cooling Off at SplashPad Texas
  • PLUS  Wooden Playgrounds Arsenic and Old Laws

Articles in This Issue

Games

The Joy of Being a Kid

I had the best childhood ever. Reared in a small town in Montana (population about 3,000), it was the type of community where you knew pretty much everyone. If…

Updated Oct 4, 2022 Playground Magazine
Construction

The National Playground Contractors Association

“A nationwide partnership formed to contribute to the advancement of the playground building industry by promoting playground installation as a legitimate…

Updated Dec 9, 2022 Playground Magazine

Arsenic and Old Laws

In 2001, playgrounds throughout Florida were closed amid fears of children being exposed to arsenic from wooden playsets constructed of CCA (Chromated Copper…

Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Spray Parks

A Splashin' Good Time

If you know anything about Texas, you probably know that it’s hot—really HOT—for much of the year and that means kids want to be able to cool off when they’re…

Updated Dec 7, 2022 Playground Magazine
Maintenance

Keep it Clean

“It is not enough just to give our children a playground. We must provide them and their parents a secure, clean location with safe modern play structures,”…

Updated Oct 25, 2022 Playground Magazine

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