Adventure playgrounds started in the UK after World War II. Read how they evolved over the years.
Adventure Playgrounds
What is an adventure playground? The answer is multi-faceted and consists of free-play paradises where children can roll in the mud and play with fire, or rope courses high above the ground where harnesses and helmets are required. See the information and professionals below to answer that question for yourself.
By The Yeti
Sep 22, 2017 - 12:00
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Remember your childhood. If you climbed the trees, scrambled along large boulders, ran along the...
By Pop Up
Dec 20, 2015 - 16:55
At a pop-up adventure playground, a child tells her father where a window needs to go. He borrows a...
Sep 4, 2015 - 11:30
Encouraging creativity and ingenuity in children is an important part of their emotional...
By Rusty Keeler
Mar 2, 2015 - 10:00
Rusty Keeler reports - Well, we’ve done it again. Another successful and fun Fire and Ice Festival...
Feb 3, 2014 - 01:01
The Sport and Recreation Alliance has searched high and low for the 10 best free adventure...
Oct 1, 2012 - 23:05
GameTime recently completed a custom playground in Arlington, TX, at River Legacy Park and it’s...
Sep 1, 2006 - 03:00
I always wonder what the next wonderful new concept will be for playgrounds. Since the early 80s, I...