How to Make a Natural Playground

Sand is one of the few manipulatives that truly allows children to explore their imaginations. Unfortunately, in most play settings, sand is treated as just one more controlled play item: it’s kept in containers until it’s used in a plastic “sand tab...

"Weʼre wired to play and have fun!" says Ron King. President, Natural Playgrounds Company.  "Iʼve seen movies of bears wrestling with each other, monkeys playing and laughing together, squirrels chasing each other in trees, and cats batting...

If you've ever climbed trees, rolled down hills, scrambled up rocks, made mud pies, dammed up water, hid in grass, played house in bushes, built snow forts, dug in sand, played in dirt, planted seeds, jumped in leaves, tracked animals, or had fun out...

During our presentations to prospective clients, we always know there'll be a time when someone will ask "how much do natural playgrounds cost?"I take a deep breath and say "That's a hard one, but if you give me a minute, I'll give you an answer."It'...