Lift off to fun! Articles in This Issue Safety CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook I haven't thought of this old adage in years. You know, the one that goes, “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times... ” followed by a mother’s… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Curtis Stoddard Poured-in-Place Maintaining Unitary Surfacing What is the biggest misconception about maintaining unitary surfaces? Unitary surfaces include rubber mats, poured-in-place rubber, two-layer systems, and… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Curtis Stoddard Health Alleviating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Children Masked behind the costumes of Halloween, the cheerfulness of Thanksgiving, and the excitement of the December holidays, many children experience a… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Rhonda Borman Loose Fill Is it Really Engineered Wood Fiber? Over the last 20 years, engineered wood fiber has been the most utilized surfacing in the commercial playground industry. It is very affordable, will last for… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jack Fry Skatepark Preventing Skate Park Winter Damage Just last week, I was speaking to a parks director in the Northwest who was almost on the verge of tears. He couldn’t believe that his new skate… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Aaron Spohn Poured-in-Place Poured-In-Place Surfacing Tips What do we know of poured-in-place surfacing? Walk on it. You might find yourself compelled to do a little hopping around. It’s very cushy and springy, so no… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Playground Magazine Playground Sand Point Park Embedded within one of Brevard County Florida’s most popular multi-use recreational parks is also one of the nation’s most modern, age-appropriate playgrounds.… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Dan And Gini McKain Education Oui Play in Paris Cultural contracts comparing France and the USA abound, especially regarding childcare. After World War I, the French established nationwide well-funded… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Playground Magazine Safety What Have We Learned About the CPSI Course and Exam? NATIONAL PLAYGROUND Safety Institute’s (NPSI) Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Program and Exam has certified people throughout the world… Updated Jan 9, 2024 Kenneth Kutska Surfacing All Kids Have the Right and Need to Play The Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA), a 501C3 not-for-profit corporation, on behalf of its 2,400 professional members, submitted a research and… Updated Jan 9, 2024 Kenneth Kutska
Safety CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook I haven't thought of this old adage in years. You know, the one that goes, “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times... ” followed by a mother’s… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Curtis Stoddard
Poured-in-Place Maintaining Unitary Surfacing What is the biggest misconception about maintaining unitary surfaces? Unitary surfaces include rubber mats, poured-in-place rubber, two-layer systems, and… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Curtis Stoddard
Health Alleviating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Children Masked behind the costumes of Halloween, the cheerfulness of Thanksgiving, and the excitement of the December holidays, many children experience a… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Rhonda Borman
Loose Fill Is it Really Engineered Wood Fiber? Over the last 20 years, engineered wood fiber has been the most utilized surfacing in the commercial playground industry. It is very affordable, will last for… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Jack Fry
Skatepark Preventing Skate Park Winter Damage Just last week, I was speaking to a parks director in the Northwest who was almost on the verge of tears. He couldn’t believe that his new skate… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Aaron Spohn
Poured-in-Place Poured-In-Place Surfacing Tips What do we know of poured-in-place surfacing? Walk on it. You might find yourself compelled to do a little hopping around. It’s very cushy and springy, so no… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Playground Magazine
Playground Sand Point Park Embedded within one of Brevard County Florida’s most popular multi-use recreational parks is also one of the nation’s most modern, age-appropriate playgrounds.… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Dan And Gini McKain
Education Oui Play in Paris Cultural contracts comparing France and the USA abound, especially regarding childcare. After World War I, the French established nationwide well-funded… Updated Mar 2, 2026 Playground Magazine
Safety What Have We Learned About the CPSI Course and Exam? NATIONAL PLAYGROUND Safety Institute’s (NPSI) Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Program and Exam has certified people throughout the world… Updated Jan 9, 2024 Kenneth Kutska
Surfacing All Kids Have the Right and Need to Play The Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA), a 501C3 not-for-profit corporation, on behalf of its 2,400 professional members, submitted a research and… Updated Jan 9, 2024 Kenneth Kutska
