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A

A History of Children's Play and Play Environments
A World Fit For Kids!
A.C. Gilbert Company
A.G. Spalding & Bros.
Action Figures
Action for Healthy Kids
Active Living Research
Active Playground Equipment
Active Schools
ActiveKidsClub
Addams, Jane
Adventure Playground Systems
Adventure Playgrounds
Adventures in Risky Play
Affective Development
Age Appropriate
Agility
Ahern, Tim
Ahren's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award
Ahrens, Claude
Ahrens, Paul
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Alliance for Childhood
Almon, Joan
Alphabet Blocks
America Bikes
America SCORES
America Walks
America's State Parks
American Academy for Park & Recreation Administration
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Association for Leisure & Recreation
American Association of School Administrators
American Camp Association
American Girl
American International Toy Fair
American Journal of Play
American Playgrounds, Revitalizing Community Space
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
American Youth Soccer Organization
Americans with Disabilities Act
Anne and Kirk Douglas Playgrounds
Aquatic Facility Operator
Armitage, Marc
Arsenic
Association for Childhood Education International
Association of Children's Museums
Associative Play
ASTM International
Atomic Playgrounds
Attention Deficit Disorder
Attunement Play
Attwell, Ernest T
Autism

B

Back2BasicPlay
Balance Bike
Bankshot Sports
Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc
Basketball
BCI Burke
Bears Playgrounds
Beckwith, Jay
Berliner Seilfabrik Play Equipment Corp
Beyond Access
BigToys
Biophilia
Block Play
Blue Imp
Board Games
Body Awareness
Bone Fractures
Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Boundless Playgrounds
Bowers, Louis
Boy Scouts of America
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Brachiation
Brain Injury Association of America
Braucher, Howard S
Brewer’s Ledge
Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play
Bricks 4 Kidz
Brown, Stuart
Brown, Virgil K
Build Your Own Playground!
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Bullying
Burriss, Kathleen
Butler, George D
BYO Recreation
Byrd, Danny

C

Caesar, Betsy
Caillois, Roger
California Roundtable on Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Camp Fire USA
Capture the Flag
Carter's Kids
CATCH
Cemrock
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Certified Park and Recreation Executive
Certified Park and Recreation Professional
Certified Playground Safety Inspector
Challenge
Charleston Park Angels
Checkers
Chemicals and Poisons
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago Toy & Game Group
Child's Play
Childforms
Childhood 101
Children & Nature Network
Children At Play
Children on Playgrounds
Children's Museums
Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights
Choking and Strangulation
Christensen, Keith
Christiansen, Monty
Clapping Games
Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame
Climbinet
Climbing
Cognitive Development
Coleco
Comenius, John Amos
Community Playgrounds, Inc
Competition
Completely Bounded Opening
Concrete Operational Stage
Confidence
Constructive Play
Constructive Playthings
Consumer Federation of America
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Cooperation
Cooperative Play
Coordination
Cosco, Nilda
Crawford, Robert W
Crayola
Cre8Play
Critical Height
Croquet
Crush and Shear
Curtis, Henry S

D

Dattner, Richard
Davis, Roger
Decade for Childhood
DeGroot, Edward
DeKoven, Bernie
Delivering Good
Design & Play: Imagination Needs Places to Thrive
Design for Play
Designated Play Surface
Destination Playgrounds
Detroit Mower Gang
Detroit Testing Laboratory
Developmental Physical Education for All Children
Dewey, John
Dickie, George
Directional Awareness
Dodgeball
Dog-ON-it-Parks
Dramatic Play
Drawstrings
Duncan Toys
DuraPlay Inc
Dynamo Playgrounds

E

EarlySpace
EarthPlay
EcoPlay Playgrounds
Education By Plays and Games
Education Through Play
Edwardson, Paul
Elephant Play
Elkind, David
Emotional Development
Empathy
Empower Playgrounds Inc
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
Enderis, Dorothy
Endurance
Engineered Wood Fiber
English, Charles H
Entanglement
Entrapment
Equilibrium
Equipment Height
Erikson, Erik
Etch A Sketch
Everlast Climbing Industries
Executive Function
Exercise
Exploration Playgrounds
Eye-Hand Coordination

F

4 Great Physical Education
Fall Height
FAO Schwarz
Fear
Fibar, Inc.
First Steps in Organizing Playgrounds
Fisher-Price
Fitness
FlagHouse Inc
Flannery, Arch R
Flexibility
Flexible Flyer
ForeverLawn
Formal Operational Stage
Four Square
Free Play
Free Play LLC
Free-Range Kids
Freenotes Harmony Park
Fresh Air Fund
Friedberg, M Paul
Frisbee
Froebel Gifts
Froebel, Friedrich
Frost Play Research Collection
Frost, Joe
Fuel Up to Play 60
Functional Play
Fundamental Movement Phase

G

G.I. Joe
Gaga Ball
Games Children Play
Games for Change
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium
Games With Rules
GameTime
GameTime Athletics
GenMove
Gill, Tim
Girl Scouts
Glamis Adventure Playground
Global Toy News
Godbey, Geoffrey
Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick
Good Sports
Goodenough, Elizabeth
Gordon, Gwen
Goric Marketing Group USA
GP RED
Gray, Peter
Greatmats
Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood
Grip
Grossman, Esther
Grounds For Play
Gulick, Luther
Gun Play

H

Hall, G Stanley
Handcrafted Playgrounds
Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone
Hanmer, Lee F
Hasbro
Head Injury Criteria
Head Start Body Start
Health
Health-E-tips Inc
Healthy Kids Challenge
Healthy Parks Healthy People US
Heart Rate
Heath, Robert
Henderson Recreation Equipment
Hendy, Teri
Hermann, Ernst
Heseltine, Peter
Hetherington, Clark W
Hewes, Dorothy W
Hidden Dangers on the Playground
HIGH FIVE
Highlights
Hill, Patty Smith
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy
Hogan, Paul
Holgate Toys
Home Safety Council
Homo Ludens
Hopscotch
Hot Wheels
Huber, Rolf
Huizinga, Johan
Hula Hoop

I

I Learn from Children
i9 Sports
Ice Skating
Imaginary Companions
Imagination Playground
Impact Attenuation
Inclusive Play
Inspection Gauges and Tools
Installers
Interactive Environments
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
International Center for the History of Electronic Games
International Council of Toy Industries
International Journal of Play
International Mulch Company
International Play Association USA
International Play Association World
International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
International Playground Safety Institute
International School Grounds Alliance
International Toy Library Association
IPEMA Certification
iPlayCO
Iverson, MaryLou

J

J.L. Hammett Company
Jacks
Jensen Swing Products
John Preston Playground Safety Award
Johnson, George E
Joint Attention
Jump Rope
Jungle Play

K

K'NEX
KaBOOM!
Kalousek, Tom
Kellert, Stephen
Kenner
Kick the Can
Kickball
Kids Around the World
Kidstuff Playsystems
Kindergarten
King, Barb
King, Steve
Kites
Kiwanis International
Klamer, Reuben
KOMPAN
Kutska, Ken

L

L.A. Steelcraft Products Inc
Lady Allen of Hurtwood
Landscape Architect and Specifier News
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Landscape Structures
Last Child in the Woods
Lead Hazards
Learning Structures
Leathers and Associates
Lee, Joseph
LEGO
Lehman, Todd
Let Kids Play!
Let the Children Play
Let's Play
Let’s Move
Let’s Move Outside
Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Learning Through Play Conference
Lincoln Logs
Lionel LLC
Little League
Little Tikes Commercial
Locke, John
Loose Parts
Louv, Richard
Lower Body Strength
Luckey LLC

M

Mainella, Fran
Maintaining Child’s Play
Maintenance Kits
Malaguzzi, Loris
Mallery, Otto T
Man, Play and Games
Manhattan Toy
Marbles
Marcus, Clare Cooper
Mather, Stephen
Mattel
Michaelis, Bill
Middleball
Milton Bradley
Miracle League
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company
Missoula Children's Theatre
Mobility
Mold
Montessori, Maria
Moore, Robin C
Morgan’s Wonderland
Motor Skills
Move Theory
Mr. Potato Head
Must Have Play

N

'nPlay Foundation
National Association for Recreational Equality
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of State Park Directors
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Center on Accessibility
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
National Council of Youth Sports
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
National Farm Toy Museum
National Institute for Play
National Lekotek Center
National Museum of Play
National Playground Contractors Association Inc
National Playground Safety Institute
National Playground Safety Week
National Program for Playground Safety
National Recreation and Park Association
National Recreation and Park Foundation
National Recreation Association
National Recreation Foundation
National Safety Council
National Toy Hall of Fame
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Energy Park
Natural Learning Initiative
Natural Play and Learning Areas Guidelines Project
Natural Playgrounds Company
Natural Playscapes, Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul
Nature Action Collaborative for Children
Nature Explore
Nature Play
Nature Rocks
Nature-Deficit Disorder
NatureGrounds
NERF
New Games Foundation
NFL PLAY 60
Nicros
No Child Left Inside Act
No Fear: Growing up in a risk averse society
Non-rigid Components
Norquist, Tom
Notts Sport
Novelty Playground Era

O

Obesity
Ohio Art Company
Olds, Anita Rui
Olmsted, Frederick Law
Onlooker Play
Open-ended Play
Operation Playground
Orca Coast Playgrounds
Organized Camping Movement
Out2Play
Outdoor Play
Outdoors Alliance for Kids

P

Pacific Outdoor Products
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Parallel Play
Parent Cooperative Preschools International
Parents' Choice Foundation
Park & Rec Trades
Park Prescriptions
Parker Brothers
Parker, David
Parks & Rec Business
Parks & Recreation Magazine
Parks Build Community
Partnership for a Healthier America
Partnership for Play Every Day
Pathways for Play
PBS The Promise of Play
PD Play
PE4life
Peaceful Playgrounds
Peeples, Tom
Peer Pressure
Penn State Playground Safety Conferences
Perceptual Motor Skills
Perfect Rubber Mulch
Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich
Physical Development
Physical Education
Piaget, Jean
Pickleball
Pioneers in Public Recreation
Planning for Play
Planning Parks for People
Plants & Play
Play = Learning
Play and Child Development
Play and Playground Encyclopedia
Play and Playground Magazine
Play and Playscapes
Play Atlanta
Play Every Day Act
Play for All Guidelines
Play in American Life
Play in Education
Play It Safe, An Anthology of Playground Safety
Play Mart
Play Today in the Primary School Playground
Play-based Learning
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Playable10 International Design Competition
Playborhood
Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play
Playcare, Inc
PlayCore
Playful City USA
Playful Teaching Practices
Playground Association of America
Playground Builders
Playground Clearing House
Playground Construction School Course Manual
Playground Ideas
Playground Medic
Playground Movement
Playground Safety Is No Accident
PlayGroundology
Playgrounds for Free
Playgrounds for Young Children
Playgrounds, Their Administration and Operation
Playgrounds: The Planning, Design and Construction of Play Environments
PlayGuard Safety Surfacing
PlayMark
PlayPump
PlaySafe
Playskool
PlayToday! Foundation
Playtop Safer Surfacing
Playwork and Playworkers
Playworks
Playworld
Please Touch Museum
Plumb, Steven
PolyFiberCrete
Pop Warner Little Scholars
Pop-Up Adventure Play
Poured in Place
Pratt, Caroline
Preoperational Stage
President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
Preston, John
Pretend Play
Profiles in Leadership
Project Fit America
Proprioception
Protective Barrier
Protrusion
Providence Children’s Museum
Public Playground Safety Handbook

Q

R

Rachel's Challenge
Radio Flyer Inc
Rainbow Crafts Company
Randall Museum
Randall, Josephine
Recess
Recreation
Recreation Creations
Recreation Management
Red Rover
Red Swing Project
Reese, Lloyd
Reflections of a Recreation Professional
Reflexive Movement Phase
Reggio Emilia Approach
Restore Hockey
Rethinking Childhood
Right to Play
Rimmer, James
Risk and Our Pedagogical Relation to Children On the Playground and Beyond
Risk Taking
RJ Thomas Manufacturing Company Inc
Robert W Crawford Recreation and Park Hall of Fame
Rock Climbing
Rock-Op Climbing Boulders
Rock-Paper-Scissors
RockCraft Designs
Rockwerx
Rogers, James E
Role Play
Roller Skating
Rough and Tumble Play
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Rudimentary Movement Phase

S

S.A.F.E.
SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook
Safe Kids USA
Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Safeplay by Design
Safety Play, Inc
Safety Sense at Play
Sajai Foundation
Sallis, James
Sand
Sand Gardens
Sandbox Summit
Savage Park
Scaffolding
School Specialty
Schoolyard Habitats
SciPlay
Seasons of Play
Self-Esteem
Self-Regulation
Sensorimotor Stage
Sensory Development
Sensory Processing Disorder
Shane’s Inspiration
SHAPE America
ShapesInShape
Shock Absorbing
Signs and Labels
Singer, Dorothy
Skateboard
Skenazy, Lenore
Sledding
Slinky
Slow Family
Slyde the Playground Hound
Smilansky, Sara
Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse
Snug Play
Soccer
Social Development
SofSURFACES Inc
Soft Play
Softline Solutions
Sof’Solutions
Solitary Play
Sorensen, Carl Theodor
Sound Play
SPARK
Spatial Awareness
Spease, David
Specialized Movement Phase
Spock, Michael
Stoddard, Curtis
Strength
Suk, Michael
SuperBall
Superhero Play
Surface America
Suspended Hazards
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Sutterby, John
Sutton-Smith, Brian
Swimming
Swing Safety
Swing-N-Slide
Swinging
Symbolic Play

T

Takoma Plays!
Teacher Tom
Team Sports
Temporal Awareness
Tetherball
The 4 Kids
The Ambiguity of Play
The Association for the Study of Play
The Baby Einstein Company
The Chimes Company
The Complete Guide to Playground Development
The Demonstration Play School of 1913
The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds
The Dirty Dozen
The Genius of Play
The Grass Stain Guru
The Homeless Children's Playtime Project
The Hurried Child
The Leader's Handbook
The Nature Principle
The Nuts and Bolts of Playground Construction
The Play Movement and Its Significance
The Play Movement in the United States
The Playground
The Playwork Primer
The Power of Play
The Science of Play
The Step2 Company
The Strong
The Toy Association
The Well-Played Game
Theme Play
Themed Concepts
Themed Recreation Company
Theora Design
Therapeutic Value of Play
Thompson, Donna
Tinkertoy
Tonka Corporation
Tootsietoy
Toys "R" Us
Tree Climbing
Triax 2000
TTPM
TÜV SÜD America
Tyco Toys

U

U.S. Access Board
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
U.S. Toy Company
Ultimate Block Party
Unit Blocks
Universal Access to Outdoor Recreation
Universal Design
UPC Parks
Upper Body Strength
Urban Play
US Play Coalition
US Play Coalition 2011 Conference on the Value of Play
US Play Coalition 2012 Conference on the Value of Play
US Play Coalition 2013 Conference on the Value of Play

V

Van Eyck, Aldo
Vaux, Calvert
Vestibular Coordination
Vialet, Jill
Visual Perception
Voice of Play
Vygotsky, Lev

W

Waldorf Schools
Wallach, Fran
Water Play
We Can!
Weir, Lebert H
Wham-O
When Children Play
Where Do The Children Play?
Where Our Children Play
White House Conference on Bullying Prevention
White Hutchinson Leisure and Learning Group
Wiffle Ball Inc
Wild Zones
Williams, Arthur
Wilson, Penny
Winifred Museum
Women in Toys
WonderWorx
World Play Day
World Waterpark Association
Worldwide Day of Play
Wright, Brett

X

Xccent Play

Y

Yancey, Toni
YMCA

Z

Zeager Bros Inc
Zone of Proximal Development
Zoos

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