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New playground expands connection and learning

I am so happy to share that in late October, we finished installing new playground equipment to expand access for children ...

First section of ‘Everybody Plays’ project opens at Lake Antoine

Phase 1 of the “Everyone Plays!” Lake Antoine Park Playground project is now complete. The Lake Antoine Park Partners ...
Daily Herald

'The days of woods chips are over': All-inclusive playground planned in Mundelein

The Mundelein Park & Recreation District is pursuing funding for an all-inclusive playground with an emphasis on accessibility for people with disabilities but designed to promote play among all ...
The Washington Post

In Md., Innovative Chips Make Playground Disabled-Friendly

The children swarmed onto the new rubber-tire swings, ignoring the drizzle and the wet ground as they moved in wheelchairs and walkers toward the newest equipment at the H.W. Wheatley Early Childhood ...
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Recycle your Christmas tree into goat food or wood chips for playgrounds at these local orgs

Your once-glorious live Christmas tree is likely starting to lose its magic. While still covered in sparkling lights and ornaments, the beginnings of brown and bald spots may be appearing. Your floor ...
WiscNews

Heat, chemical makeup raise safety questions for rubber chips for playgrounds, Wisconsin group says

Parents, students and other citizen scientists are taking advantage of summer’s hottest days to test playground surface temperatures with infrared sensors. On a recent 95 degree day, students ...
La Crosse Tribune

Group questions safety of rubber chips made from old tires used on La Crosse playgrounds

Parents, students and other citizen scientists are taking advantage of summer’s hottest days to test playground surface temperatures with infrared sensors. On a recent 95 degree day, students ...