Kids at Play, an indoor playground and therapy center that gives children opportunities to learn and grow while having fun, is moving to a larger space. The organization, which has been operating in ...

Every year, about 220,000 kids younger than 14 show up in U.S. emergency rooms with injuries from a playground. That's just the ones who go to the ER. Others seek care at their pediatrician's office, ...

At the Fuji Kindergarten, outside Tokyo, the entire school is a playground: It’s possible to climb a tree to get to some classrooms, and take a slide to others. From the roof–where kids play at recess ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Playing isn’t just for enjoyment. It’s a way for children to develop skills, learn habits, and (of course) burn off some extra energy, ...

To mark International Day of People with Disability, this story follows children as they redesign their own play spaces, and the adults who learn to listen closely through drawings, conversations, and ...

Bring back outdoor recess!

The newly opened play:groundNYC on New York City’s Governors Island is well-hidden. On my first visit, I couldn’t find it. The second time, armed with directions, I still had to ask a man doing ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The summer heat is making it hard for Valley families to enjoy the outdoors. Some are looking for safe, cool ways to keep their kids active. "You can only swim so much and ...

When Lisa Sardinha visited her daughter at Burnsville's Gideon Pond Elementary last summer, she was surprised to see Victoria and other kids in wheelchairs sitting on the sidelines at recess. When ...