Build a Playground
Our Dream Playground

Our new step-by-step project planner offers the money and know-how to make your playground dreams come true.
Tools and Resources

Get funding, learn the nuts and bolts of building a great place to play, and improve your local playground.
Become a Community Partner

Build a great place to play for your community with the help of your neighbors, friends, KaBOOM! and our Funding Partners.
More:
- Volunteer opportunities — Fundraising ideas — Alumni Network — Fund a KaBOOM! build
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Take Action for Play
Save Play in Your Community

Get tips, ideas, and inspiration for making your community more playful.
Playful City USA

Our Playful City USA program recognizes cities and towns that embrace play as a priority.
KaBOOM! Community

Connect and share with other folks who are trying to bring play to their communities.
More:
- Host a Play Day — Earn badges for your actions — Volunteer for play
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The Map of Play
Playing Near You

Find, add, rate, and review playgrounds in your community.
Play Deserts

Where are playgrounds needed most and what happens when kids have nowhere to play?
- What is a Play Desert?
- How is the play deficit harming our children?
More:
- Get our mapping badge
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About KaBOOM!
What We Do

KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit dedicated to saving play for America’s children.
Who We Are

We are peppy, purple-adorned people who passionately promote the power of play!
Partner With Us

Our partners help us to create new playgrounds and to spread the word about the importance of PLAY.
More:
- Contact us — Jobs at KaBOOM! — Financial statements — Our founder's memoir
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)

Source: Flickr

Global Leadership Academy Charter - Philadelphia, PA

April 26, 2012

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

TCHC West Mall - Etobicoke, ON

September 28, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Union Hill Elementary School - Worcester, MA

September 24, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Camp Pendleton - Camp Pendleton, CA

September 17, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Wert Family Park - Cincinnati, OH

September 9, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Orange Memorial Park - San Francisco, CA

August 26, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

3rd Street Park - McKees Rocks, PA

August 19, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Ellington View Apartments - Nashville, TN

July 14, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Fulbright Springs- Springfield, MO

June 23, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Wright Elementary School - Des Moines, IA

June 9, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

B. L. Bell Academy - Boyle, MS

May 26, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Valdez Elementary School - Denver, CO

May 18, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Friendship Public Charter School - Washington, DC

May 6, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Nuestros Ninos - Brooklyn, NY

April 21, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

VIET - New Orleans, LA

April 16, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

North Valley School - Santa Rosa, CA

March 23, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Cedar Crest Community Center - Dallas, TX

March 11, 2011

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Avalon Park - Victorville, CA

October 8, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Rogers Library Playground - Rogers, AR

September 16, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Brentnell Recreation Center - Columbus, OH

September 10, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Leroy Haynes Center for Children and Family - La Verne, CA

July 9, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Kenneth D. Black Elementary - Houston, TX

May 7, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Arrow Community Center - Covina, CA

May 6, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Living Word Church of God in Christ - Waco, TX

March 12, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

YMCA Tiger Academy - Jacksonville, FL

February 24, 2010

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Temple Day Care Centre - Mississauga, ON

June 3, 2009

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

East St. Louis Park District - East St. Louis, IL

May 15, 2009

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)
Source: Flickr

Community Housing Opportunities Corp. - Woodland, CA

May 13, 2009

Funding Partner(s): Dr Pepper Snapple Group (National Partner)