With just over 8,000 residents, this is the sort of place where people know each other, where families stick around, and where stories get passed down without much effort. When you have a community li…
If you've been in the play industry for any length of time, you will already be aware of this shift. Industry professionals, educators, and researchers have been championing for more open-ended play s…
In March of 2001, a publication dedicated entirely to the playground and recreation industry made its debut. There was no guarantee it would last a year, let alone a quarter century. But here we are —…
Providing a playground for children is a positive event for them and their community. Play is critical to a child’s personal and social development. Through play, children learn to take on challenges …
Playgrounds are supposed to be places of joy, exploration, and growth — but they also carry real risks if design, upkeep, or usage are neglected. In July 2025, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commiss…
The National Playground Contractors Association, Inc. (NPCAI) is pleased to announce that its Recreation Installation Specialist Certification (RISC) program fully aligns with the newly released ASTM …
Sport and recreation have been a significant part of society since human history began. Sports and recreation activities have been where people learned, practiced, honed, and demonstrated their skills…
Outdoor playgrounds have long been essential to society. When well-designed, these places prioritise fun, exploration, and education for children and their caregivers, helping them forge stronger conn…
As I return from the ISO Technical Committee 83 Committee on Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment, Working Groups 6 and 8 (ISO/TC83 WG6 and 8) meetings in Germany, I reflect on what …
On a donated field not far from the shores of Canandaigua Lake in New York, a brand new and overdue community space just opened. Motion Junction is located on Outhouse Road in the Richard P Outhouse M…
This summer of 2024, I had the privilege of interning at Let's Play America (LPA), an organization dedicated to promoting play for people of all ages. As a Family Science major at the University of Ma…
They promote risky play as an important component of any successful play environment. With risky play comes an increase in the probability of harm should a child fail to execute some physical action t…