Resources
Adventure Playground Resources
Articles About Risk Taking and Free Play
Is It Time To Bring Risk Back Into Our Kids’ Playgrounds? – NPR
Life is fraught with danger. School playgrounds should be too – The Guardian
Taking Playtime Seriously – The New York Times
The Overprotected Kid – The Atlantic
Where the Wild Things Play – NPR
The Value of Wild Risky Play – NPR
Risky Play: Why Children Love and Need It – Psychology Today
Scientists Say Play Helps Build a Better Brain – NPR
The Value of Mixed Age Play – Education Week
Science to Parents: Let Your Kids Run a Little Wild
Lessons from ‘The Goonies’ and from the loss of unsupervised time for kids
The Playwork Primer
Information About Adventure Playgrounds
The Land Documentary
Adventure Playgrounds: A Children’s World in the City
Other Adventure Playgrounds
play:ground NYC
Adventure Playground Berkeley
Ithaca Children’s Garden Hands On Nature Anarchy Zone
Sallie Foster Adventure Playground – Omaha
Pop-up Adventure Play