Making Atlanta a Great Place to Play
GoGirlGo! Outside and Play!
Want to be a part of the Great Atlanta Play Day, but don't know what to do? There are great activiites all over Atlanta.
The Chattahooche Nature Center is leading guided nature hikes, canoe trips and much more.
20 neighborhoods are sponsoring Park Pride 20 picnics in 20 parks to celebrate the organization's 20th anniversary. See if one of the picnics is in your community park.
Come join us at Bethune Elementary School for the unveiling of Georgia's FIRST Imagination Playground in a Box (IPB). The school carnival will run from 10:30 until 1:30, with pony rides, big jumpy things, clowns, facepainting, food, games and much more!
See if there is a Play Day event in your neighborhood, and if not....PLAN ONE! It's easier than you think. Follow the link to KaBOOM'2 website and look at all the great ideas they have for playing all day!
Be sure to take pictures of your Great Atlanta Play Day event and share them with us!
The Chattahooche Nature Center is leading guided nature hikes, canoe trips and much more.
20 neighborhoods are sponsoring Park Pride 20 picnics in 20 parks to celebrate the organization's 20th anniversary. See if one of the picnics is in your community park.
Come join us at Bethune Elementary School for the unveiling of Georgia's FIRST Imagination Playground in a Box (IPB). The school carnival will run from 10:30 until 1:30, with pony rides, big jumpy things, clowns, facepainting, food, games and much more!
See if there is a Play Day event in your neighborhood, and if not....PLAN ONE! It's easier than you think. Follow the link to KaBOOM'2 website and look at all the great ideas they have for playing all day!
Be sure to take pictures of your Great Atlanta Play Day event and share them with us!
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FANTASTIC blog about playgrounds: Playscapes
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TUNNELL-SPANGLER-WALSH
Many thanks to Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh , community design and architecture firm extraordinaire. TSW is developing Playground Design Guidelines that will be on this website soon . Then, you'll be able to post information about your playground project and get input.
Thanks so much to TSW for understanding the importance of play and contributing to improving the quality of play in Atlanta!
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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!
Playground of the Month
BETHUNE Elementary School This month, our Playground of the Month is one that has not been built yet. Students, parents, staff, and volunteers are busy at work preparing for an awesome playground to be built in the Fall of 2009. Congratulations to the students for their great playground designs! We'll keep watching your progress. To help on the Bethune project, contact us at Cynthia (at) PlayAtlanta dot org.
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