Playground Magazine

Loose-fill safety surfacing, such as woodchips, require routine maintenance. It would, however, be a mistake to assume that replacing loose-fill materials with…

Despite this knowledge, opportunities for free play are decreasing for elementary school children, and have already been eliminated from the curriculum for…

The goal of every playground installation should be to build according to manufacturer’s specifications. These are outlined in an installation manual supplied…

I am in no way what I would consider a playground safety expert. Luckily, there are numerous people that have the experience, training, and desire to be…

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…

The choices of recreational facilities a municipality can select to make part of their recreational plans are almost as numerous as the number of…

In a unique mixture of Olympic celebration and athlete memorial, Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo, Calif., is a constant reminder of the…

A new report from Great Britain entitled "Playgrounds- Risks, Benefits, and Choices" describes the first detailed strategic assessment of outdoor playgrounds…

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…