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June 2010 Blog Posts (4)

Somedays It's OK To Play in the Street

More and more communities are closing down their streets so everyone can play.

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…

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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…



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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 equate making art with playing (although it can be really hard work), so I was thrilled to visit the new Art on the BeltLine temporary installation along 8 miles of Atlanta's new BeltLine linear park.

I'm so excited about this BeltLine. What an incredible thing for our City.…

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Added by Cynthia Gentry on June 6, 2010 at 12:00am — 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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