Welcome to PLAY ATLANTA
making cool stuff happen through design and advocacy
For more information about our play space design, click on the logo below or the Playable Design tab above.
We want Atlanta to be a great place to raise your children, and that means having great places to play.
Who We Are
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Play Atlanta (formerly known as ATOP-Atlanta Taskforce on Play) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the child's right to play. We advocate for play, help communities set a vision for and design a playful environment, help real estate developers integrate play spaces throughout a project, educate about the importance of play, and much more.
Play Atlanta was founded in 2007 in order to apply to KaBOOM!’s Playful City USA competition on behalf of the City of Atlanta. Working closely with the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Play Atlanta (then ATOP) was successful and Atlanta became one of the 31 Founding Playful Cities and went on to win first prize in the PCUSA video grant competition. Check out
Play Atlanta is a fiscal partner of the local 501(c)(3) nonprofit Park Pride.
For info: Cynthia (at) PlayAtlanta.org 404.200.0170
Check Play Atlanta out on Facebook. Sometimes it's just easier to post cool stuff there!
To REPAIR/BUILD Playgrounds
REPAIRS: See something that needs to be fixed in a City of Atlanta playground? Please report it to Parks Dept. Customer Service at: 404-546-6813
In the News
Play Atlanta IN THE NEWS
Atlanta Business Chronicle: ABC-Private Grants Help Deliver.pdf
Atlanta Magazine: Play With A Purpose, Why Kids Need Recess
KaBOOM! Playmaker of the Month
Recreation & Parks in Georgia Magazine: Creating Partnerships in Atlanta
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Centers of Hope Good for Atlanta's Kids
YouTube
ATOP in Metropolis
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CNN iReport
Delta's SKY Magazine
ArchDaily
The Treehouse in the News
ATOP/SCAD's Sculpture Department Project at Camp Twin Lakes
Camp Twin Lakes' News Splash p. 3-4
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CNN
KaBOOM
New York Times
National Cities Weekly
Georgia Front Page
Southeast Green
Atlanta Board of Education's Khaatim El - blog
Blog Posts
Be Here Now
This morning (mind you it was before I had even gotten out of bed or had my first cup of coffee) I read an article in The Atlantic entitled, The Dangers of Distracted Parenting,…
ContinuePosted by Cynthia Gentry on September 27, 2018 at 7:09am
Beltline Lantern Play Releases Hundreds of Inner Children
Enjoy a brief glimpse of the incredible Lantern Parade held on the Atlanta Beltline. From the creative genius of one woman (Chantelle Ryder) was born a powerful, playful Atlanta tradition.…
ContinuePosted by Cynthia Gentry on September 26, 2018 at 1:09pm
Stewardship not Maintenance
A weed is not always a weed.
It is wonderful that parents, educators, city recreation departments and others are singing the praises of "natural playgrounds" these days. The concept has been growing constantly, especially…
ContinuePosted by Cynthia Gentry on September 10, 2018 at 10:30am
An Engaging Idea in London (from 2012)
In 2012, an artist in London created an interactive "invisible fence" that passersby couldn't resist. Check out the City Lab article Parks Weren't Always for Everybody for the history behind the article's title, disappearing park…
ContinuePosted by Cynthia Gentry on February 7, 2018 at 3:00pm
Can a Snow Day Show Us Atlanta's Future?
Posted by Cynthia Gentry on December 8, 2017 at 10:30am
A Vote in Favor of Recess
Read it and weep happy tears...
Posted by Cynthia Gentry on November 15, 2017 at 11:18am
Schools + City = Play + Greenspace = Community Transformation
Posted by Cynthia Gentry on July 14, 2017 at 10:00am
What Is a Playground Without Any Swings?
A drone shot of our new playground at The Summit at Fritz Farm in Lexington, KY
(click to see drone flyover - the best views of the playground start at around 2:55)…
ContinuePosted by Cynthia Gentry on June 8, 2017 at 10:06am
Photos
Events
GREAT PLAY RESOURCES
WATCH THIS!!
Watch this video to see why play matters!!
Aqui esta en Español: 
FANTASTIC blog about playgrounds: Playscapes
FIND A PLAYGROUND!!
Pretty much everything you ever needed to know about play.
And, of course, KaBOOM!
Playgroundology, an emerging social science.
Videos
DONATE
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Ethan's grandmother gave him a gift of $25. He gave $20 to ATOP so more Atlanta kids will have great places to play. He kept $5 to get something cool for himself. We think Ethan is pretty cool!
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