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Our new step-by-step project planner offers the money and know-how to make your playground dreams come true.
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Get funding, learn the nuts and bolts of building a great place to play, and improve your local playground.
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Build a great place to play for your community with the help of your neighbors, friends, KaBOOM! and our Funding Partners.
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Save Play in Your Community

Get tips, ideas, and inspiration for making your community more playful.
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Our Playful City USA program recognizes cities and towns that embrace play as a priority.
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Connect and share with other folks who are trying to bring play to their communities.
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- 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?
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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.
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How To Build an Adult-Sized Picnic Table

Picnic tables provide seating, which encourages supervision when placed near a playground or field. They also provide great opportunities for socialization!

How To Build an Art Easel

Encourage creativity by giving playspace visitors a place to draw, paint, and create!

How To Build a Children's Mendocino Bench

Adults and children appreciate having plenty of seating areas in and near their playspace. Benches encourage adult supervision when placed in close proximity to the playground equipment.

How To Build a Children's Picnic Table

Child sized picnic tables provide children with a space of their own. Also, picnic tables provide opportunities for groups of people (families, friends, community members) to socialize and enjoy one another’s company.

How To Build 3' x 6' Cubbies

A set of cubbies alongside the play area allows for a place for children and adults to store their belongings safely while enjoying themselves.

How To Build 4' x 4' Cubbies

Cubbies enhance the functionality and beauty of the playspace, and allow parents visiting the recreational area to relax, and not have to keep track of their child’s things.

How To Build a Deck Bench

Adults and children appreciate having plenty of seating areas in and near their playspace. Benches encourage adult supervision when placed in close proximity to the playground equipment.

How To Build a Deck Bench With Cemented Legs

Seating encourages a sense of community by creating a designated area for neighbors to gather together, much like a “town square."

How To Build a Mendocino Bench

Adults and children appreciate having plenty of seating areas in and near their playspace. Benches encourage adult supervision when placed in close proximity to the playground equipment.

How To Build a Mendocino Bench With Cemented Legs

Seating also encourages a sense of community by creating a designated area for neighbors to gather together, much like a “town square."