My Dream Destinations: Marmot Adventure Playground Austria

This week we head back to Austria for another amazing adventure…

My Dream Destinations : Beautifully Integrated Nature Experience in Austria

I recently found a hand full of wonderful international sites…

Giant Nest, Swinging Logs and Gigantic Climbing Logs!!! WOW

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Dinton Pastures Country Park in the UK opened its doors this…

GRAND OPENING! Silver Falls North Canyon Nature Play Area

Please join is in Silver Falls State Park at the end of the month…

Fun Nature Play At Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo

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I admit it, I am a total geek for nature play. But, this play…

Good Design Does Not Have to Cost a Lot

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Learning Landscapes is coming up on it's one year anniversary.…

Children Being in the World

I ran into this beautiful film and deep concept today. I wanted…

Natural Building In Playscapes

I have always been a fan of natural building. While participating…

McCarthy/Tezler School Playground : Inclusive Playgrounds Part Two

This is part two of my inclusive playgrounds posts. I will highlight…

Harper’s Playground: Inclusive Playgrounds Part Two

This is part two of my inclusive playgrounds posts. I will highlight…

Rusk Children’s Play Garden : Inclusive Playgrounds Part Two

This is part two of my inclusive playgrounds posts. I will highlight…

Kids Together Playground: Inclusive Playgrounds Part Two

This is part two of my inclusive playgrounds posts. I will highlight…

Inclusive Playgrounds: Part One

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I wanted to do a few posts in playgrounds that are designed and…

Nature Sculpture with Kids

Art with Nature I can attribute one of my life's many twists…

Cutting Edge Schools

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I share a lot about cutting edge educational design on the blog.…

Toys vs. Trees

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As this years holidays season appears in the distance, a new…

Nature Play Recipes

I LOVE the idea of a nature play recipe. I love even more that…

Sneak Peek and Workshop: Silver Falls State Park Natural Play Area

The first phase of the Silver Falls North Canyon Natural Play…

Franciscan Earth Montessori: Earth History Path

The Gresham Outlook published a nice article on the Franciscan…

*****PLEASE VOTE FOR US*****

We have launched a grant campaign through the Chase Mission Main…

150 Days Of Play Campaign : Playground Ideas

ABOUT PLAYGROUND IDEAS Playground Ideas is one of my favorite…

Closing Streets for Play: Play Out!

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Closing the streets for play, I love this idea! There is a new…

10 Playgrounds That Make You Wish You Were Still A Kid

Wow! I just had to report this. To see the original post on Architizer follow…

Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall

We visited family in Boulder last year and I was pleasantly surprised…

MUD Party!

I don't usually blog about my personal life or family. But, I…

12 Schoolyard Greening Tips

I recently attended the Sustainable Oregon Schools Conference.…

Ohio’s Backyard Discovery Area: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

The world is full of animals! Finding each one in their natural…

Guest Post on Nature Play

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One of my favorite Portland, nature and kids bloggers asked me…

Montessori Nature Play Earth Path

What is the Nature Play Earth Path? The Nature Play Earth Path…

Green School Site Plan for All Ages: The Summa Institute

 "Summa Institute unites family development, education and research…