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18 Aug 10

Wilson Looking To Add Playground, Skate Plaza To West Yellowstone

It doesn't get much more rural than the town of West Yellowstone, MT.

06 Aug 10

Beyond Just Playing Well With Others

To one who hasn’t spent time working in the playground industry, it could be a real eye-opener to find that it isn’t as simple as turning children loose on a playground anymore—the playground rules of today reach far beyond teaching children to play well with others and taking care of scraped knees.

By Shannon Hoffmann

16 Jul 10

Play Planet Playground in Michigan Huge Draw

If a young boy or girl were describing Play Planet, he or she just might say, “this playground has the mostest.” Indeed, Play Planet, which was completed last fall, just might have the mostest of any playground in the world. Playground giant GameTime claims Play Planet, located in Westland, MI,

By Lane Lindstrom

09 Jul 10

The S In S.A.F.E. Stands For Supervision

In 1996, the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) developed a National Action Plan (NAP) that was intended to be a blueprint to help local public entities (schools, childcare centers and parks) create safe play environments for children (Thompson & Hudson). Embedded in the NAP was the S.A.F.E.

By Sarah Hudson

09 Jul 10

A Playground Owner’s Responsibility To Playground Safety

Playground safety begins when you start the process of obtaining playground equipment. Safety must be included in your playground from design through construction and throughout the life of the playground. This means that design, manufacturing, construction, daily use of the play area and ongoing

By Curtis Stoddard

28 Jun 10

Playground Magazine Thanks Curtis Stoddard

Whether it’s building a playground, building a playground business, building up other people in the playground business or contributing an article to a publication such as Playground Magazine, Curtis Stoddard knows playgrounds inside and out.

21 May 10

More Than Accessibility

After building their first accessible playground, the vision Tiffany Harris, Catherine Curry-Williams and Scott Williams had in their minds didn’t come to fruition. They’d had the grand opening and the playground was filled with parents, happy kids and balloons.

15 Apr 10

It’s All In The Design

There’s a bit of a debate in the skatepark world regarding the best kind of skatepark for any given community. With more playground companies offering modular skate elements as part their playground offerings, the competition for dollars in the skatepark industry is heating up.

Kaisja Clark, Photos by Steve Smede

09 Mar 10

Ben Markham, Empower Playgrounds Step Into The Light

As a former vice president of engineering for oil giant Exxon Mobil, it would have been easy for Ben Markham to spend his retirement doing whatever he chooses—most likely in relative ease.

08 Feb 10

Natural Playgrounds: Six Ways To Put Nature Back Into Play

The commercial playground industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift that involves returning play to its roots in order to create the play spaces of the future. The playgrounds of the future are outdoor play spaces where children can play freely with and among natural elements such as sand, stones,

By Margaret Ryan

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