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Are Today's Playgrounds Too Safe?
I often hear the comment, “Today's playgrounds are
Pros And Cons Of Playground Surfacing Materials
There are many loose fill playground surfacing materials
Playground Safety: It’s Important
We learn how to walk after we learn how to crawl.
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February 03, 2012
Landscape Structures Introduces A Kaleidoscope Of New Colors
Delano, Minn. - Landscape Structures, a Delano, MN-based commercial playground equipment manufacturer, announced the introduction of several new playground colors along with a brilliant collection of palettes featuring nature-inspired shades, urban tones, playful hues and everything in between. The new playground colors, which were unveiled in January, will complement existing colors and playsystems while inspiring a unique play experience for children.
February 01, 2012
Playgrounds Too Safe To Keep Little Kids Active
Boring playgrounds may be one reason preschoolers aren't getting enough exercise, researchers found in interviews with childcare providers. Strict safety rules for equipment and low budgets at childcare centers were largely blamed for playgrounds that don't make kids feel like playing, Kristen Copeland, MD, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and colleagues reported.
January 31, 2012
Parks And Recreation Grants Available To Local Communities
Nashville — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is now accepting applications for Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants to help communities create and expand parks and recreation services. The department is contacting local communities about the grant availability and will host a series of workshops throughout the state on Monday, Feb. 13, to help communities understand the application process. The application deadline is June 29, 2012.
January 30, 2012
City To Spend $40,000 For Skatepark Design
To the thunderous applause of a standing-room-only crowd of young people and skateboard enthusiasts, the Malibu City Council recently unanimously agreed to spend up to $40,000 for design services for a new skatepark at Malibu Bluffs.
January 27, 2012
LTR Products Joins KaBOOM! To Help Build New Playground For School In Hawaii
For the second year in a row, LTR Products will work with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to saving play for America's children, to help build a new playground in Hawaii. This year, the playground will be built for the students at Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau Charter School in Kaneohe. LTR Products will supply 44,000 pounds of its brown Pinnacle Rubber Mulch to create the playground’s safety surfacing.
January 26, 2012
First Projects Certified by SITES National Rating System For Sustainable Landscapes
Washington, D.C., — The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has announced the first three projects to be certified by the nation’s most comprehensive system for rating the sustainable design, construction and maintenance of built landscapes.
January 24, 2012
New Playground Built For Storm Relief
A new playground in Phil Campbell, Ala. will bring a little normalcy back to the small community devastated by the April 27 tornadoes.
January 23, 2012
Hazleton Cancels Plans For Spray Park
Hazleton City Authority's plans for building a water spray park along McKinley Street have gone down the drain.
January 20, 2012
Angry Birds Playground
Rovio, the company that created the game Angry Birds, has teamed up with Lappset, an international playground manufacturer, to create Angry Birds themed playground equipment. Currently, there are parks scheduled to be built in two Finnish towns, Rovaniemi and Espoo.
January 18, 2012
Mega-Playground Opens In West Sydney
The New South Wales government is currently in the process of building a major regional playground in Blaxland Riverside Park, part of the Sydney Olympic Park. The location of the Summer Olympics in 2000, Sydney Olympic Park is located about 10 miles west of downtown Sydney.
January 17, 2012
Parks, Recreation Department Proposed
Olympia — The state Parks and Recreation Commission would become the state Parks and Recreation Department under a bill introduced by a North Olympic Peninsula representative.
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September 23, 2011
Brooklyn’s Playground Takes Shape In Pocatello
After an incredible amount of work and effort on the part of literally hundreds of people, the dream of one family in particular—the Fishers—and the city of Pocatello in general—is about to come true.
September 28, 2011
Brooklyn’s Playground Nearly Complete
With hundreds of volunteers logging hundreds of hours of work, Brooklyn’s Playground is nearly complete. The project’s build, which began Sept. 19, is in the final stages as the poured-in-place surfacing will be finished in a couple of days.
December 08, 2011
Playtop Builds First-Ever Playtop Street With Nike Grind Playground In United States
Wadsworth, OH – Playtop Safer Surfacing, the world's leading manufacturer of wet-pour play surfaces, announced the first installation of its new interactive playground, Playtop Street with Nike Grind, in the United States. Construction of the first-of-its-kind playground began in early October at the Fourth Street Park in Ogden, UT, and was unveiled to the public on Oct. 20.
September 30, 2011
PDPlay Partners With TerraCycle On Old Navy National Playground Project
PDPlay, the leading designer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly commercial playground equipment for parks, schools, child development centers, communities and the military, announced earlier this month a partnership with TerraCycle, Inc, the pioneer upcycling and recycling company and Old Navy to design, manufacture and install four new playgrounds for the 2011-2012 school year.
January 18, 2012
Mega-Playground Opens In West Sydney
The New South Wales government is currently in the process of building a major regional playground in Blaxland Riverside Park, part of the Sydney Olympic Park. The location of the Summer Olympics in 2000, Sydney Olympic Park is located about 10 miles west of downtown Sydney.
January 20, 2012
Angry Birds Playground
Rovio, the company that created the game Angry Birds, has teamed up with Lappset, an international playground manufacturer, to create Angry Birds themed playground equipment. Currently, there are parks scheduled to be built in two Finnish towns, Rovaniemi and Espoo.
September 20, 2011
Miracle Recreation’s Photo Contest To Win A New Playground For Your School
Monett, MO — Miracle Recreation announced that it will be giving away a $25,000* playground based on the school with the most need and votes by the public via Miracle’s Facebook page.
September 09, 2011
Landscape Structures Opens World-Class Concrete Operations Facility
Delano, Minn. - Landscape Structures, a Delano, Minn.-based commercial playground equipment manufacturer, has unveiled a one-of-a-kind facility that is exclusively devoted to the design and manufacturing of imaginative playground elements made of precast concrete and glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC). The 30,000-square-foot facility will enable Landscape Structures to bring any playground theme or idea to life—from climbable animals and tree houses, to sensory walls and climbing boulders.
November 02, 2011
KaBOOM Unveils Top 10 Scary Playgrounds
Early in October KaBOOM announced a contest to find the scariest (and we don’t mean scary as in BOO but maybe scary as in boo who when a child cries from getting hurt on a scary playground) playgrounds around.
November 03, 2011
Backyard Inspiration For Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Supplied By Waterplay
On Sunday Oct. 9, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition introduced the world to the Rucker Family, a regular family from Georgia whose lives were changed when their little girl Anaiah was struck by a car while trying to save her sister. The show built a whole new home for the family designed to accommodate Anaiah’s wheelchair—including an ADA-compliant aquatic play pad in the backyard outfitted by Waterplay Solutions Corp.
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