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 ...

Think back to when you were younger. The best playground was probably your imagination. If you were lucky enough to have a playhouse or some other built structure to supplement that boundless ...

The Fairview playground described as a “very prized possession of the city and community” that was removed last year due to age now has an updated new look planned. The design for a new Bowie Nature ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Hundreds of children swarmed into Chuckie Harris Park for the public party celebrating its opening Monday evening. It’s the newest park in East Somerville — and its yellow and gray ...

Research shows that unstructured playgrounds can nurture children’s social and cognitive development. But the kids who benefit from such designs tend to come from select communities. One company could ...

Playgrounds might seem like contraptions meant to help kids burn off energy and kill time, but the reality is these intricately designed rigs should also help kids with creativity, coordination, ...

From left, board members from Columbiana Project Playground committee member Lauren Wiley, president Michaela Good, vice president Stephanie Kale and secretary Lauren Halverstadt detail the design ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — When Mitchell Chang sadly passed away three years ago this month, his parents came up with an idea to keep his legacy alive. They formed the Mitchell Chang Foundation to give back to San ...

WASHINGTON — This fall, a nonprofit group called KABOOM! will build a new playground in Southeast D.C. As part of the design process, the group asked children in the neighborhood from age 2 to 12 to ...

Today, outdoor play faces tough competition—from electronics, overscheduling, declining recess time, and lack of access to safe play spaces. Kids today simply have too many other things to do.