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This week's Play Haters!
In Methuen, Mass., a condo association fined some of its residents $500 for letting their kids play outside. Learn more and join our online petition!
First Lady says: Map your playgrounds!
Michelle Obama encourages parents at the National PTA Conference to visit the KaBOOM! Playspace Finder.
Wielding hammers and saws is not a commonly promoted playground activity, but it's par for the course at Berlin, Germany's adventure playground, Kolle 37. Children are given free rein to build their own forts, some as high as three stories. And parents aren't allowed!
Paying to play? In Methuen, Mass., some parents who told their kids to “go outside and play” were charged $500 by their condo association. That’s one expensive game of Wiffle ball.
People are voting like crazy in our Promote Your Project Video Contest, which has around 40,000 total votes so far! Paseo 625, in Oklahoma City, is one of our 10 very deserving finalists. Here’s what Paseo project leaders have to say about why their project deserves your vote:The KaBOOM! community is talking about play:
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