Play, Play Fully, Play Playfully
…h speculating on the benefits, origins, and/or functions of play is always interesting, and sometimes even worth a good laugh, that we play, in my opinion, is a phenomenon even more worthy of our coll…
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The Benefits of Free Play and Structured Play
The current erosion of free, spontaneous outdoor play and recess is fueled by a widespread misunderstanding of the differences between free, spontaneous play and structured play including sedentary el…
Let's Play America's Interns and Volunteers Help Bring Play to Everyone
Do you feel everyone deserves to play? Well, I sure do and so do all the interns and volunteers that help Let’s Play America. In 2009 when seven of us gathered in Takoma Park, Maryland for the f…
Rope Play Takes Inclusive Play to a New Level
Google “inclusive play” or “inclusive playgrounds” and you will find pages of entries – what it is, where you can find such playgrounds, who offers “inclusive playground equipment” and more. Delve int…
Play, Glorious Play
…e an attempt to invoke joy and wonder through the medium of play.[[{"fid":"8204","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Mini Sparks","field_file…
You are invited to our 14th Annual Play Day
Saturday, September 24, 2022, will be the 14th Annual Play Day held in the City of Takoma Park, Maryland that borders Washington, DC, Silver Spring, and Prince Georges County. The Play Day takes place…
Shaped by Play + Inclusive Play
Above and beyond these life lessons, it’s on the playground that children learn persistence, leadership, competition, bravery, support, and empathy. Landscape Structures Inc., a Delano, Minn.-based co…
Keeping Urban Play in Your City
… children call home and live in every day—children who need play, nature, and the outdoors just as much, maybe even more, than kids in the suburbs or smaller towns and cities across America.City kids …
What is Play?
Every edition of Today’s Playground contains a “Value of Play” section. Within this section, an article addressing (obviously) the value of play is printed. But what exactly is play? The editors, auth…
Let’s Play Outside
Hello, Playground Professionals, this information is just what you have been waiting for! Grab a pen and notebook and take notes or better yet get out your smartphone and put this information in your …
The Consequences of Play Deprivation
…e their historic rights and opportunities for free, outdoor play, and in the span of a few decades, the adverse consequences multiplied. The flood of information from many disciplines makes it possibl…
Funding for Play Days in Your Community
Want to organize a Play Day in your community? ChangeX, a global nonprofit is inviting you to apply for the Play Day Project. Funding to start a project in one of these areas around the world begins i…