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January 2010 Blog Posts (2)

Cool Playspaces on Playscapes Blog

You never know what incredibly innovative playspace will be highlighted on the PLAYSCAPES blog.

Norwegian Storytelling Playspace



This is a Norwegian playscape built from scrap lumber. It is a place for children to tell stories around a fire, play, and enjoy. What an incredible… Continue

Added by Cynthia Gentry on January 11, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Playing Outdoors Helps Children's Eyesight

Nearsightedness is on the rise. Researchers are finding that playing outdoors may greatly reduce your child's chances of developing nearsightedness or myopia. Check out this story on NPR.



"If you have two nearsighted parents and you engage in a low level of outdoor activity, your chances of becoming myopic by the eighth grade are about 60 percent," he says. "If children engaged in over 14… Continue

Added by Cynthia Gentry on January 11, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

GREAT PLAY RESOURCES

FANTASTIC blog about playgrounds: Playscapes

 

FIND A PLAYGROUND!!

Click for the Find a Playground app to put on your phone.

Playworks 2010-2011 PLAYBOOK

Great information on Nature Deficit Disorder

Pretty much everything you ever needed to know about play.

And, of course, KaBOOM! Find a playground, plan a Play Day, how to build a playground, and much, much more.

Playgroundology, an emerging social science. 

Play Champions of the Year

There just aren't enough words to thank the folks at Landscape Structures for all they are doing to make creative play happen for the children of Atlanta. 

LSI took the new playground at Woodruff Park off of the drawing board and made it come alive. They made the PlayChastain Exploratorium happen for the families and children of north Atlanta. 

Landscape Structures has gone above and beyond and their efforts are greatly appreciated. 

Congratulations to LSI, ATOP's Play Champions of the Year 2012! 

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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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