Somedays It's OK To Play in the Street

What a brilliant idea. A few weeks ago Atlanta closed some streets downtown for bikes, pedestrians and play. It was such a success that they're picking a date to do it again. I saw the same thing in Boston recently. There's something magical about playing where you normally can't even walk. It makes me think of that You Tube video where…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on June 27, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Oh, Yes. Art is Play!

Fantastic playful chalk street drawings at a Street Art Festival. Chronicled on Slow Family Online Love it! Photos by Susan Sachs Lipman…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on June 21, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments
"Playfulness" Illustrated
What can I say? You've got to love a playful child. (My friend Jason Russell's son Gavin)
Added by Cynthia Gentry on June 14, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments
Playful Art Along Atlanta's BeltLine

I'm so excited about this BeltLine. What an incredible thing for our City.…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on June 6, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments
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FANTASTIC blog about playgrounds: Playscapes
FIND A PLAYGROUND!!
Click for the Find a Playground app to put on your phone.
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.
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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