Is it better to buy or build a jungle gym for your kid? For some, the challenge of building a jungle gym for your child is exciting and manageable, especially for those who have the experience. But, ...

This story starts in the fourth dimension. Or, more specifically, with a British mathematician who, in the late 1800s, was intrigued by the fourth dimension and how to teach disinterested children ...

A beloved piece of playground equipment is turning 100 years old. The history of the jungle gym and monkey bars is full of weird and and delightful twists, spanning from Japan to suburban Chicago. A ...

Since their invention in the 1920s, jungle gyms and monkey bars have become both fixtures of playgrounds and symbols of childhood injury that anxious caretakers want removed. Anthropologists mark 100 ...

Jungle gyms are the perfect way to get your children outdoors, playing, and enjoying the sunshine. However, over time, they can become bored with the same activities, and the jungle gym in the garden ...

Jungle gyms are a staple piece of equipment in most parks, and due to their popularity and the benefits that come with them, many people choose to have them in their backyards, too. Jungle gyms are ...

A beloved piece of playground equipment turns 100 years old this week. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED producer Matt Ozug has our story. MATT OZUG, BYLINE: When I read that the patent for the jungle gym was ...