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Let Kids Have Their Sticks!

Andrea Bonior | Posted 05.10.2013 | Parents
Andrea Bonior

The more we teach our kids that nature is dangerous, creativity is out of bounds and physicality is not to be tolerated, the more I worry for our society.

Force

Amanda Magee | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women
Amanda Magee

When a moment comes that knocks the wind out of you, no matter how badly it hurts, you have to get back up. You have to find a way to believe again.

The Playground Is a Classroom Too

Anita L. DeFrantz | Posted 04.03.2013 | Impact
Anita L. DeFrantz

We must remember that not all learning takes place in the classroom. Youngsters are more apt to learn to negotiate disagreements among themselves on a field of play than in a classroom.

TechScape: Can You Watchitoo?

Bill_Robinson | Posted 04.03.2013 | Technology
Bill_Robinson

Whether Zarom and Watchitoo will take off and succeed beyond his wildest imagination cannot be predicted with any certainty. However, given the perpetual plethora of Zarom successes, I would definitely not bet against him.

10 Ways NOT To Hate The Playground

Jill Smokler | Posted 11.08.2012 | Parents
Jill Smokler

As long as we are going to keep frequenting playgrounds, I've decided to come up with some ground rules so my children known exactly where I stand. Hopefully it will make the experience as painless as possible...

Why Every Student Needs a Playground to Succeed

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.06.2012 | Home
Darell Hammond

An elementary school without a playground? It seems unfathomable, but it is the sad reality for a surprising number of schools today.

WATCH: The Best Metaphor For Parenting

The Huffington Post | Farah L. Miller | Posted 03.09.2013 | Parents

She's born. She needs you. She starts to crawl -- and off she goes. On the first day of preschool, she cries. She needs you. By week two, she's runnin...

WATCH: Boy Channels His Inner Michael Jackson At Talent Show

Posted 06.04.2012 | Parents

If Luka had any reservation about performing in his school talent show, he did an impeccable job of hiding it. The moment "Smooth Criminal" blasts ...

WATCH: Baby Mesmerized By Cat's Tail

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 05.30.2012 | Parents

Dogs chase cats. Cats chase string. Babies chase ... cats? For the under-1-year-old set, the ultimate form of entertainment just might be a simple swi...

Honor Maurice Sendak with Play

Darell Hammond | Posted 07.09.2012 | Parents
Darell Hammond

Where The Wild Things Are shows us that children need to be free to roam, explore and invent in order to understand their place in the world that surrounds them.

Dangerous Playgrounds Are Good for Your Kids

Darell Hammond | Posted 06.25.2012 | Parents
Darell Hammond

We as a country have taken playground safety too far. We have crossed the line from common sense to that murky "What if?" territory in which we imagine every conceivable accident.

Can a Neighborhood Make Kids Fat?

Darell Hammond | Posted 06.12.2012 | Parents
Darell Hammond

We have long understood that a child's zip code has a huge impact on their educational and employment opportunities, but can it play a role in determining their health?

WATCH: Adorable Baby Imitates Dad's Sneeze

Posted 04.02.2012 | Parents

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but who knew it could be so funny? In this adorable clip, dad and baby are having a good ol' ti...

Charity Hoopla Challenge: Donate March Madness Winnings To Kids' Sports Charities!

Posted 05.14.2012 | Impact

Want to see a real game-changing play during March Madness? Pledge to donate your NCAA Championship winnings to kids in need! If your pool pred...

Young Hockey Fan Becomes Dancing Sensation

Posted 03.09.2012 | Parents

And the crowd goes wild! Jack Millos, a young hockey fan, took the audience by storm at a Vancouver Canucks game when he busted some pretty smooth...

Up Side of the Down Slide

Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh | Posted 02.11.2012 | Parents
Annmarie Kelly-Harbaugh

They have had their share of scrapes and bruises. But I love that my girls have band-aids on their knees and keep on running. When life knocks them down, which it will sometimes, I know they will rally.

Missouri Mom On Mission To Builds Playgrounds For Every Child

O'Fallon Patch | Posted 06.12.2012 | Impact

Natalie Blakemore used to hate playgrounds. The O’Fallon, Missouri mother dreaded the monkey bars, slides and brightly colored play areas that we...

The 9 Scariest Playgrounds In America (And Their Wild Makeovers)

Darell Hammond | Posted 01.07.2012 | Parents
Darell Hammond

The winners of our 'Scary Playgrounds!' contest are committed to turning these decrepit playgrounds, pictured below, into vibrant community playspaces that encourage healthy, creative, unstructured outdoor play.

WATCH: 50 Cent On Today Show, 'I Was Actually Bullying'

Posted 12.26.2011 | Home

Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has taken on several entrepreneurial ventures and his latest, a book titled Playground, takes a look at school bullyin...

50 Cent Writes Book For Teens About Bullying

Entertainment Weekly | Stephan Lee | Posted 12.03.2011 | Home

Rapper and mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is trying his hand at writing for teens and doing good at the same time. Jackson’s partially autobiogr...

Top 10 Baby Names Guaranteed to Get Your Kid Beaten Up

Mark C. Miller | Posted 11.20.2011 | Comedy
Mark C. Miller

The National Research Institute has just completed its annual survey of elementary and junior high school playground fights and is making public its finding of the ten names kids have who are most frequently beaten up by their classmates.

The 7 Best Gym-Free Workout Routines

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 09.25.2011 | College
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

A gym membership was out of the question; the price of a month-long membership to anywhere is INSANE, and I didn't have a way to get there anyway. So I came up with my own routines.

Fresh From The Incubator -- The Best of PlayGround Festival

George Heymont | Posted 07.30.2011 | Arts
George Heymont

Based in Berkeley, California, PlayGround is an intensely creative incubator program for aspiring playwrights in which a monthly topic is assigned to participants.

My Quest to Build a Playground Within Walking Distance of Every Child

Darell Hammond | Posted 06.26.2011 | Impact
Darell Hammond

From the back of a deli in Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C., I hashed out an ambitious plan: To build a playground within walking distance of every child.

Saving Outdoor Play: 10 New Year's Resolutions for Parents

Darell Hammond | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Darell Hammond

In many ways, it's been a good year for those of us who are passionate about outdoor play. As my organization KaBOOM! continues to fight against our c...