Natural Materials

New Water Mud and Wheelchair Adventure Area Coming to Playcosystem

The big picture for Playcosystem has always been a seventeen-acre natural play environment that serves as inspiration and a touch ...
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UofL Volunteers Rock Out on the Playcosystem Stream

A group of wonderful volunteers from the Office of Student Engagement at the University of Louisville recently helped add stone ...
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Rocks in Our Pockets

Building natural playgrounds is, in part, an exercise in logistics. Gathering all the bits and pieces, some of which can ...
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Building Natural Playgrounds – Collecting and Arranging Large Loose Parts

We know how valuable it is for children to explore their creative expressions by manipulating lots of varied loose parts ...
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Playcosystem Pole Scramble Gets Installed

One of the last major elements of Playcosystem was installed recently. We have know all along that this play experience ...
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New Natural Play Area at Tyler Park

Let’s start by acknowledging that during Covid19 you need to check local guidelines to find out if public playgrounds are ...
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Olmsted Parks Opens the Door for Free Play Days – Next Up July 20th at Bingham Park

The Children at Play Network and Louisville’s Olmsted Park Conservancy(OPC) have developed a partnership for play. In the spring, CAPN ...
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California Shelter Building – Report from Afar

Photo by Michael Arthur Frick A Parent and Child Moment in Nature Shared One of our favorite things is when ...
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Contemplating Play Days – Observations and Questions

Seeing is Believing The Children at Play Network’s Seeds for Urban Play project allows us to work with organizations interested in bringing ...
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Science Is Mostly Play – ColorFest 2018

Learning Science Through Play – That’s Just What Happens We sometimes get caught in the trap of trying to justify ...
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Free Play, Grass men, Mud and Bubbles – it’s CONNECT

You won’t want to miss Bernheim’s 10th annual CONNECT from 6:31-10:31 p.m. on August 18th where the Children at Play ...
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2018 Nature Play Training Institutes

Would you like to learn more about the benefits of free play for children and how to incorporate more of ...
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Invite an Elm to Play

American Elm Tree becomes Play Equipment American elm (Ulmus americana) Bernheim only removes trees after careful deliberation. We recently removed ...
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