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Today, during her keynote speech at the National PTA Legislative Conference, First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged audience members to visit the 
Orlando Magic players Dwight Howard (pictured at left), Brandon Bass, and Jason Williams are showing their commitment to play today, and this time it’s not on a basketball court. They and other Orlando Magic staff are pitching in, along with over 300 community volunteers, to build a brand-new playground in Kissimmee, Fla. 
The sound of kids laughing on a playground is music to our ears. Not so for two residents of Douglas, Michigan.
What volunteers are building today in Jefferson, La. is not just for kids. The Family Fitness and Fun Park will not only boast slides and other play components, but also exercise stations and climbing and balancing activities that even grandma can enjoy.
Last month KaBOOM! premiered our “Promote Your Project” video contest. Forty-four communities worked to create one-minute videos that showed us—and the world—why they need a new playground. Now it’s your turn to participate.
Mesa, Arizona recently proclaimed its commitment to play by unveiling the sign that designates it as an official Playful City USA!
It’s no surprise to us that kids need recess, but we're fans of scientific studies that back up what we see as plain common sense. As the lead researcher in the “School Recess and Group Classroom Behavior” study, Dr. Romania M. Barros, told The New York Times:
At KaBOOM!, our tagline is “it starts with a playground,” and our friends at Pecan Park Elementary in Jackson, Mississippi have proven this time and time again. After completing a KaBOOM! playground build back in 2006, Principal Wanda Quon was inspired to keep improving the school to make her students and her community healthier.
A nightclub in the Netherlands, Club Watt, powers itself with the energy generated by the clubbers’ dancing feet. Can a playground tap into the energy of your running, jumping, climbing child?
We love to see our own get the recognition they deserve. The March issue of Parenting Magazine gives Myrdin Thompson a big pat on the back for mobilizing her community to build a playground at her son’s elementary school. A mother of three and a current PTA president, Myrdin has become a formidable force advocating for the cause of play. Here’s what Parenting Magazine has to say: