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Playgrounds! for iPhone

Now Available in the iTunes App Store!

 

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First Lady Michelle Obama says it's very cool. The Washington Post calls it ingenious.

Get in on the fun, and join a national effort to share and rate every playground in America! You can also find new playgrounds in your area, make playdates, and more with the Playgrounds! mobile application from Parents Magazine and KaBOOM! This free app is perfect for parents who are looking for playgrounds and who want to share their favorite playgrounds with their neighbors.

Michelle Obama using the Playgrounds! iPhone app at the 2000th KaBOOM! playground build

Features

  • Playgrounds! uses your smart phone’s GPS or a zip code to locate playgrounds near you.
  • Use the app to plan playground play dates and share them with friends.
  • Rate the playground, leave a comment, or share pictures for other visitors to see.
  • Become a fan of your favorite playgrounds and share them with your social network.
  • If your favorite playground doesn’t pop up, Playgrounds! makes it easy for you to add it the map.
  • Find fun age-appropriate playground activities for your kids and read fun playground trivia.
 

 

What people are saying about the Playgrounds! app

-- Too many parenting apps, too little time, Washington Post, August 2011

The playground advocates at Kaboom have created an ingenious app to help parents find playgrounds wherever they happen to be.

-- App Wrap: "Playgrounds!", NY1, July 2011

Playgrounds! is a new app that not only will find playgrounds either near where you are based on GPS or based on a location you type in, it'll also offer reviews. You can also input your own reviews and see photos to determine if the playground looks age and interest appropriate.

-- "A New App To Find And Improve Your Local Playgrounds", Fast Company, July 2011

The app--funded by Parents magazine and developed by Kaboom partners SAP--works by crowdsourcing information about where playgrounds and located and what condition they're in. Once parks are in the system, users can rate the parks, add photos, and make notes about the best things to do there: "A harp-shaped spray shower is music to everyone's ears on steamy summer days, as are shady tunnels and bridges," reads one entry for a park in Brooklyn. If a park has splintery wood or dangerous equipment, you can note that as well.