Playground Magazine

The summer of 2009 and my family had traveled to Galveston, TX, to watch my oldest son Jeremy compete in the national jump rope championships. While in…

Kids playing on a playground in the dead of winter in a mountain town which gets an average of 166 inches of snow—that’s nearly 14 feet, by the way—every…

There is an incredible amount of good that goes on in the world of play all over the world. We’ve been following Empower Playgrounds’ efforts in the African…

Contrary to popular belief, chlorine does not kill all germs instantly. There are germs today that are very tolerant to chlorine and were not known to cause…

Dear Editor: After reading the series of articles about playground safety surfacing, I was concerned that frozen surfacing was not addressed. As the playground…

On the surface, it may seem ironic, or maybe a bit odd, to visit a local playground and see a shade structure looming overhead. Maybe not so much in the…

Playgrounds are sanctuaries for young children, where little feet and imaginations should find no boundaries.However, “should” is the keyword. For Zachary…

Steve Lampone pointed toward the well-maintained homes, immaculate lawns, and flower gardens across Kenwood Avenue from Gillham Park.“Parks can shape what…

Chances are you’ve seen spray/splash parks in all sorts of places, like your local park next to a playground or inside a hotel or next to a body of water like…