
play:groundNYC is an adventure playground where kids can take risks & explore the world
What is an adventure playground? An adventure playground is a youth-led play area for kids that offers plenty...

How to bring the great outdoors to urban and apartment-bound kids
Image via Walk Score Use Walk Score to your advantage Of all the tools urban dwellers have at their disposal,...

Is free range parenting a crime?
A Maryland family is gaining national attention after the parents, Danielle and Sasha Meitiv, allowed their two...

Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds are free, public celebrations of child-directed play
Pop-Up Adventure Play is an organization with many goals, but their number one mission is to support children’s...

“The Land” is a documentary about the nature of play, risk and hazard on an adventure playground
The Land (Teaser) from Play Free Movie on Vimeo. We previously featured The Land, a Welsh “adventure” playground...

Million-Dollar Terra Nova Play Environment for Adventure-Loving Kids Opens in British Columbia This Week
Design The new Terra Nova park was built on one hectare of land bordering both a bird sanctuary and the Pacific...

‘The Land’ is an Adventure Playground Where Kids Can Run Wild, Light Fires, Explore Independence and Take Risks
At first glance, The Land, a Welsh "adventure” playground, seems like a modern-day parent's worst nightmare. The...

The Nature Conservancy Relays Worldwide Parental Concern Over the Lack of Time Children Spend Outdoors
The Nature Conservancy recently released the results of the first global survey that shows how much time kids spend...

The Convincing Case for Sending Your Kids Outside to Play Alone
Image courtesy of Shutterstock Freedom in Childhood is Vanishing Growing up, kids and adolescents in my neighborhood...