Imagination Playground

The Concept

Imagination Playground is a breakthrough playspace concept designed to encourage child-directed, unstructured free play.

Core Elements

Imagination Playground consists of three core elements that foster a dynamic, child-centered environment:

Manipulable Environment

Children play most creatively in settings they can manipulate. Sand and water, for example, serve as raw materials for creativity and sensory exploration. Imagination Playground provides a transformable environment that allows for many types of activities, empowering children to influence the space around them. 

Loose Parts

A wide array of movable objects allows each play session to become a new experience. With Imagination Playground Loose Parts, children can create their own narratives and games; build something and tear it down; or simply play to enjoy shapes and textures. 

Play Associates

Play Associates provide an open setting in which children can direct their own play. These trained adults allow play activity to evolve by maintaining a safe and secure environment, and by renewing and varying the supply of Loose Parts. Their job is to ensure a diverse, creative play space.
 

Imagination Playground in a Box

Imagination Playground in a Box is a semi-mobile kit of parts suitable for a variety of outdoor and indoor sites. It gives communities an easy-to-install, cost-effective means to enhance the way their children play. This set includes a storage unit on wheels, Imagination Playground Blocks, parts that encourage sand and water play, along with a variety of other Loose Parts. Imagination Playground in a Box can be used on its own or as an addition to an existing playspace.

To learn more about Imagination Playground in a Box or other Imagination Playground products, visit imaginationplayground.com.
 

Imagination Playground in Communities Across the Country

KaBOOM! has partnered with Rockwell Group to help distribute architect David Rockwell's innovative Imagination Playground to communities across the country.

If you're interested in obtaining an Imagination Playground for your community, please contact us at info@imaginationplayground.com with your name, organization, contact information and any questions you may have. We will put you on our mailing list so that you can receive regular updates about this innovative concept in play.