Boy Scouts change name to admit girls
The Boy Scouts are welcoming girls to their program and changing the name of their century-old organization. How does this affect the Girl Scouts? Read more
Outdoor Education Movement
When did America decide that preschool should be boring routines performed within classroom walls? A budding outdoor-education movement to reintegrate childhood with the natural world is growing in the United States. Read more
LEGO-Inspired Engineering Camp
Do you know a child who would enjoy a LEGO-Inspired Engineering Camp for Kids K-8? Play-Well offers camps in 27 states. Read more
History of Surfacing and Safety Issues
Would you like to know more about the history of playground surfacing and the safety issues involved through the years? PlayCore offers an interesting article. Read more
Play Street movement
From London to Los Angeles, the play street concept has become an international movement of sorts, especially in low-income communities that lack green space. Read more
U.S. playgrounds embrace designed risk
Some playgrounds in the U.S. are beginning to embrace designed risk “where children learn what to fear and not to fear, and how to manage their own bodies as it pertains to risk.” Read more
Single-sports specialization
A U.S. poll showed a 70 per cent attrition rate of children who quit sports for life by the age of 13, most of whom cited a lack of fun as their reason. Is the trend towards early single-sports specialization the cause? Read more
Every Kid Outdoors Act
The Every Kid Outdoors Act is an important part of a larger legislative package on outdoor recreation. Read more
Play:ground adventure playground
What do you call a playground where it is so important to shoo the grown-ups away? An adventure playground! This excellent article is so insightful! Read more
School Grants for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids has announced their School Grants for Healthy Kids. Read more
