When it comes to providing play opportunities to children with disabilities, not all playgrounds are created equal. On most playgrounds in the United States, complex play structures with lots of ...

Architect and playground builder Ron King is part of a robust movement to bring back more natural play, with environments that serve up some messiness and risk-taking along with exercise. Kids may ...

The playground at Lake County Intermediate School in Leadville, Colo., was in desperate need of a makeover. The schoolyard didn’t offer much — just a few swings, some rusty climbing equipment, a ...

CHANGE THAT. ANDY: EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ALYSSA’S JOY IS UNMISTAKABLE. IT CAME FROM A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SHE CAN USE AT LANSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> WHEN SHE IS LAUGHING, SHE’S HAVING A GREAT ...

Jill Moore’s wheelchair doesn’t prevent her from exploring parks, playgrounds and other public spaces. In fact, as an inclusive play specialist for Minnesota-based playground designer Landscape ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Julie Kenerson loved taking her two sons to the Charlestown playground in Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park. Its accessible design allowed Lukas to play side-by-side with his brother Jake, who had a rare ...

CLEARFIELD — Nearly a year ago, 11-year-old Rosili Olson wanted a playground that she could share with her siblings in the park near her Clearfield home. But rather than be content with simply ...

UVALDE, Texas – A design was unveiled Wednesday for a new playground in Uvalde that volunteers will build with KABOOM!, a national nonprofit that aims to bring play equipment to underserved ...

Close your eyes and picture the sound of laughter ringing through Saturn’s cold rings, or Martian dust storms whipped up by extraterrestrial hopscotch. What if childhood didn’t end on Earth? What if ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Kettering is asking for the community’s help in voting for the new playground design for State Farm Park, which was burned in March. The March 16th playground fire was a level of ...

Children play at the playground at St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, which was designed by playground organization Earthscape as an inclusive space — one that is “wheelchair accessible from ...