October 2010 Blog Posts (4)
Why Play?
Honestly, why is play so important to me? I know all the facts, theories and statistics about why play is important to people, but that's a different question entirely. I woke up with a start this morning at about 4:30 AM thinking about the question and a possible answer: play is a gift and it's a gift I want everyone to…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on October 13, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments
A Farm Camp for Kids
Camper hand prints.
A team of Camp Twin Lakes' staff and volunteers drove up to Brevard, North Carolina in early October to visit Gwynn Valley Camp. Seventy-five-year-old Gwynn Valley has a wonderful farm that provides food, fun and education for their campers. Camp Twin Lakes is researching building a…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on October 7, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Playable10 Playground in Atlanta Paper
Added by Cynthia Gentry on October 5, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Great Atlanta Play Day
Saturday, September 25, 2010 was the Great Atlanta Play Day. Atlanta's City Council encouraged everyone to get outside and play on a beautiful Georgia day. All over the country, KaBOOM!-inspired play days were held on the same day. Here are some terrific pictures posted on the KaBOOM! website.…
Added by Cynthia Gentry on October 5, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments
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GREAT PLAY RESOURCES
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.
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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