On January 25th, 2016, the Playground Ideas community reached its 1,000th playground. What started with a small band of volunteers building playgrounds along the Thai/Burma border in 2007 has grown into a global network of play advocates. Meet the people who made it happen. Read the story on Medium: One Thousand Playgrounds
Read moreFrom coffee, to wine, to meaningful gifts, we’ve partnered with generous companies and artisans this holiday season to provide goods to fill your shopping list and fund our cause. When you purchase one of our holiday gifts, you’re helping build a world where all kids, regardless of where they’re born, can experience the joy of […]
Read moreWouldn’t it be great if just by buying your wines for Christmas and New Year you could simultaneously support thousands of kids around the world?! Well here at Playground Ideas, we are working together with the good folks at Kooks Wines to enable you to do just that. We have a super special Christmas offer, […]
Read moreSpread a little play this Christmas season. Once again we're selling beautiful handmade cards featuring playground shots from around the world. Cards are handmade by Melbourne primary kids and all proceeds benefit Playground Ideas, spreading access to play to children around the world. Eack pack with 5 different cards with envelopes is $20 AUD. Postage […]
Read moreOur new “Teacher Training Manual” is out today. Download the manual here. When we travel to a new site to work with a school help them build their own playground, there’s nothing that inspires us more than talking to the teachers. Teaching is one of the toughest professions out there. But working as a teacher in much of the […]
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global nonprofit founder Marcus Veerman shares new research on the potential of play interventions to dramatically improve life outcomes for children living in poverty. Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 12, 2015 – In a new TEDx Talk released by TEDxMelbourne this week entitled, “Ending poverty using plastic cups and wooden spoons,” Playground Ideas Founder […]
Read moreMarcus Veerman is CEO and Founder of Playground Ideas. Playground Ideas is a nonprofit organisation that supports communities around the world to build open source playgrounds from local tools, materials, and skills. He founded Playground Ideas after spearheading the construction of 40 bespoke playgrounds along the Thai/Burma border. Learn more about the research behind Marcus’ […]
Read moreToday we are thrilled to release our latest manual, “Play for All: Designing Spaces of Inclusion.” It is a guide to creating play spaces accessible for children of all abilities, written by architect and Playlab Fellow Brian Luce. Download “Play for All: Designing Spaces of Inclusion” here. Over the years, we at Playground Ideas have been inspired by […]
Read morePRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2015 Melbourne, Australia – Global nonprofit Playground Ideas has equipped more than 950 schools and communities in impoverished places around the world to build stimulating play spaces with only local materials, giving over 450,000 children access to play. On October 12th, Playground Ideas released a pathbreaking report called […]
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Elizabeth Moreno Communications & Program Development Manager Playground Ideas elizabeth(at)playgroundideas.org October 1, 2015 Melbourne, Australia – Global nonprofit Playground Ideas has equipped more than 950 schools and communities in impoverished places around the world to build stimulating play spaces with only local materials, giving over 450,000 children access to play. […]
Read morePlayground Ideas Founder, Marcus Veerman here with a very exciting announcement: We’ve been working away at this new site all year and we’re so excited to finally let it out in the wild! Head on over to www.playgroundideas.org and check out some of the new features: Crowdfunding. Now anyone who starts a playground project on […]
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