Background Outdoor play promotes healthy development in children, fostering physical, social and cognitive growth. Play ...

There is something worrying about play, and it’s not conventional worries in view here. This excursion won’t explore the question of whether kids get enough free play—play that is free of adult ...

A new research-backed tool aims to revolutionize how playgrounds and outdoor learning environments are assessed, by recognizing that some risk can be good for a child's development. Subscribe to our ...

When the City Museum in St. Louis opened in 1997 at the site of an old shoe warehouse, it was considered an outlier in the world of children’s museums. Built using salvaged materials and featuring a ...

Flaming stone fire pits, wonky swings, lopsided wooden forts, stacks of hammers and saws, and even an abandoned automobile turned into a play den: Kolle 37 is not your usual kind of kids' recreation ...

Source: Theatrical film release poster Rebel Without a Cause (1955), public domain image courtesy Wikimedia, copyright lapsed, not renewed. There is something worrying about play, and it’s not ...