Constructing Sand and Water Play Areas

I wanted to highlight the construction of water and sand play…

Playgrounds Go Wild at Metro!

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The Tipping Point? Natural Play Areas are spreading! The popularity…

My Dream Destinations: Greenburgh Nature Center

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This dream destination may be a bit more reasonable of a destination.…

Discovery Ridge Opens at the Cleveland Zoo

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The Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo just opened a new feature area…

Grow Shelter

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This amazing shelter is a play and exploration area and a native…

North Canyon Nature Play Area: Silver Falls State Park Oregon

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In the dappled shade of a wonderful fir forest at Silver Falls…

Weeks of Wonderful Willow Weaving

The Portland Children's Museum has recently opened a wonderful…

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…

The New Face of Botanical Gardens

If you think of botanical garden and picture beautiful gardens…

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…

Pop Up Adventure Play Day is a SUCCESS!

We had a wonderful Portland Pop Up Adventure Play Day. Lots…

Good Design Does Not Have to Cost a Lot

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

Pop Up Adventure Play in Portland!!!

One Day Adventure Play Event in Portland I am excited to announce…

Inclusive Adventure Play from the 1970’s!

This is a wonderful movie about an inclusive adventure play area…

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…

*****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…

Play Fort

I ran into this amazing play fort yesterday at Kiyokawa Family…