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Last fall I travelled to upstate New York and met Rusty Keeler, author of Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul. A few weeks later I made my way to Toronto, Ontario, to ...

JAMES CITY — A natural playground with outdoor musical instruments, “hobbit hole” caves and a fairy garden will soon be built at the James City County Library in Croaker. The playground is the ...

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 ...

A new playscape for children was recently revealed at Cincinnati's Eden Park.Cincinnati Parks staff built the Tom Jones Commons Nature Playscape for children ages four to 12. The goal of the playscape ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — With a vision of creating one of the largest natural playscapes in any urban setting, the design team behind the future Children’s Nature Playscape near Bronson Park wants those who ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, Inc. is sponsoring a one-day seminar called "Natural Playscapes and Adventure Play!" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Demolition has begun at a 140 year old church in downtown Kalamazoo to make way for a natural playscape. First Congregational Church and the Kalamazoo Nature Center first ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — After more than three years of anticipation and talks, the Children’s Nature Playscape next to Bronson Park will open to the public on Friday, July 15. Designed for children ages 2-10 ...

GIVES US A LOOK. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A LOT OF RESEARCH THESE DAYS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF DIRECTED PLAY FOR CHILDREN, HOW GOOD THAT IS FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION AND IMAGINATION AND ALL ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A children's nature playscape broke ground on Tuesday in Kalamazoo County. The groundbreaking was held over a year after the church that previously stood in its place was demolished ...