Natural Directional Sign

Nature Play Spaces Additional Resources

Background Knowledge:

Let’s Move! – Outside
http://www.letsmove.gov/lets-move-outside
No Child Left Inside (CBF)
http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=687
Earthplay. Created by Rusty Keeler, Earthplay is a community-built site to guide communities on how to create beautiful engaging outdoor environments for children
http://www.earthplay.net
Sobel, David; Childhood and Nature: Design Principles (or Play Motifs) For Educators, Stenhouse Publishing; Portland, ME; 2008
Natural Learning Initiative: NLI is a research and professional development unit at the College of Design, NC State University. This center provides research, design and professional development services. http://naturalearning.org/
Let the Children Play – a fun and informational blog created by an Australian teacher who advocates unstructured outdoor play for children
http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Corson Design, LLC, landscape design and Certified Playground Safety Inspector
http://www.cherylcorson.com
Julie Dieguez, The Wild Child, LLC
http://wildchildoutdoors.com/page1.php
Antonio Malkusak, Abundant Playscapes, landscape architect, Certified Playground Safety Inspector
http://abundantplayscapes.com/about.html
EarlySpace, LLC, Nancy Striniste, landscape designer and former teacher, specializes in earth-friendly, child-friendly natural play and learning spaces—design and design/build; also leads design charettes (participatory workshops), community build days, natural building and teacher training.
http://www.earlyspace.com nancy@earlyspace.com
Natural Playgrounds Company- a family owned design and construction company based in New Hampshire
http://www.naturalplaygrounds.com/

Zeager Playground Surfaces
http://www.zeager.com/playgrounds/default.asp
Nature Explore. A collaboration of the Abor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
http://www.natureexplore.org

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Public Playground Safety Handbook
http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf
ADA Guidelines for Play Areas
http://access-board.gov/play/finalrule.pdf
(Note the section called, “Unique Play Areas”)
U.S. Access Board – for free technical support on outdoor areas and accessible design
http://www.access-board.gov/contact.htm