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Yearly Archives: 2020

Rediscovering What Matters Most

December 29, 2020 - Written by Laura Guscott - filed under Random Topics.

  Dear friends, With the end of 2020 here, it’s tempting to just want to put it behind us and look ahead to 2021. No one will blame us for… Read more »

Tags: park • play • play value

Goric’s Guide to Virtual Playground Fundraising

November 30, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Playgrounds, Random Topics.

Playground fundraising is never easy. In the best of times, it can mean an endless round of bake sales, car washes, 5ks and benefit dinners. In the midst of our… Read more »

Tags: fundraising • crowdfunding

Play Everywhere Is Turning Sidewalks and Streets Into Playgrounds

October 14, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Playgrounds, What's New.

Long before the coronavirus shut down parks and playgrounds, kids were hijacking streets and sidewalks and appropriating vacant lots to create their own play areas. They jumped rope, chalked hopscotch… Read more »

Tags: Play Everywhere Challenge

Games to Play With Others and Still Stay Safe

August 25, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Product Education, What's New.

50 years ago, a ping pong tournament connected China to the world. Today, the table top tennis game is doing the same for families and neighbors. Social distancing may have… Read more »

Tags: covid • ping pong tables • play equipment • table tennis

A Plan for Your Elder Playground

August 11, 2020 - Written by Kerry Cubas - filed under Playgrounds, Random Topics.

Note: This is the third in a series of articles about play and playgrounds for seniors. Links to the previous posts are at the end of this article. ∼∼∼∼∼ Happily,… Read more »

Tags: senior fitness • senior playgrounds

A Case for Elder Playgrounds

July 15, 2020 - Written by Kerry Cubas - filed under Living & Learning, Playgrounds.

Note: This is the second of three articles about play and playgrounds for seniors. Links to the series are at the end of this article ∼∼∼∼∼ Our smile-less masked world… Read more »

Tags: senior playgrounds

A Vision for Elder Playgrounds

July 7, 2020 - Written by Guest Author - filed under Living & Learning, Playgrounds, What's New.

Note: This is the first of three articles about play and playgrounds for seniors. Links to the series are at the end of this article. ∼∼∼∼∼ Our static moment of… Read more »

Tags: senior playground

What You Should Know About Playgrounds and COVID-19

June 10, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under What's New.

Note: Post updated July 6, 2020 As the nation begins to reopen, parents are understandably concerned about the risks to their children of contracting COVID-19 in parks and playgrounds. It’s… Read more »

Tags: children outdoor activities • playground safety • playgrounds • water play

Water Play That Lets Kids Be Engineers

May 13, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Innovative Designs, Natural Playgrounds, Playgrounds, Product Education.

There is a new thinking in water play design that has as much in common with the ubiquitous splash park as a neighborhood playground has with an adventure destination. We… Read more »

Tags: creativity • water and sand system • sand and water play • creative playground • water play

Magical Bridge Is Changing What a Playground Should Be

April 27, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Innovative Designs, Playgrounds.

Magical Bridge kids at play

It was after the birth of her second daughter, developmentally disabled Ava, that Olenka Villarreal discovered how isolating a playground could be. The 34 playgrounds in Palo Alto, California where… Read more »

Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act • creative playground

Risky Play and the Study That Fueled a Movement

April 10, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Designer Spotlight.

“I hate taking my kids to the playground.” That’s not something you expect to hear from a person who researches and designs playgrounds for a living. Yet there was Meghan… Read more »

Tags: urban playgrounds • adventure playgrounds • creative playground • playground risk

Find a Hippo, Create a Yarn Monster and Other Creative Ideas For Kids and Parents

March 30, 2020 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Living & Learning, Random Topics.

With schools closed, parks and playgrounds off limits and group activities banned, parents everywhere are struggling to find new and creative ways to keep their children active. They’re turning to… Read more »

Tags: children • children outdoor activities

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