In 2009, the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) launched Parks Build Community to draw attention to the core functions that America’s parks play in revitalizing underserved urban areas. Today, …

Housing complexes often include a variety of amenities meant to attract new tenants and retain existing ones. From pools and gyms to gaming rooms and clubhouses, many developers look to …

I hear it all the time. School districts and teachers are under pressure to create successful students. While certainly a child’s personal growth and development is important, I know the …

“Alone we are smart. Together we are brilliant.” That quote, from educator Steven W. Anderson, is one I often share with others. It perfectly captures how I feel about my …

Play is at the center of everything we do here at Playworld. It’s incorporated into our thoughts, decisions, actions and creations. We’re constantly making time for short bursts of play …

Being an advocate for outdoor, unstructured play, I was skeptical at first when my teenage sons started raving about the new mobile app game Pokémon Go. Here I thought it …

In May we told you about KaBOOM!’s Play Everywhere Challenge (PEC), a national competition that will award innovative, replicable ideas in city redevelopment and design that make play easy, available …

This spring, Bostonians witnessed the installation of new playground equipment in the form of PlayCubes, iconic sculptural playforms offering infinite possibilities for open-ended play, at Chinatown Park on The Rose …

We anticipate it every year. Summer is quickly approaching and school is coming (or for some already has come) to an end. A few months off from school bring a …

Tips for Playground Fundraising Fundraising Ideas for Playground Equipment Making Your Fundraising Ideas Work When building a playground, it’s important to realize you’re going to need money for more than …

The annual US Play Coalition’s Play Conference 2016 took place last month at Clemson University and focused on the importance of outdoor play of all types, including manipulative and nature …

Chantal Panozzo is an American writer who spent almost a decade in Switzerland. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other …

This week iconic children’s book author Beverly Cleary turns 100. For the uninitiated, 91 million copies of her books have been sold since 1950. One of her most famous characters …

Sasha Brown-Worsham is a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Runner’s World, Cosmopolitan, Parents and countless other magazines and newspapers. She is currently an editor at …