Blogs
Follow us on our constant journey of playtime enrichment! Here, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest Metro Recreation developments and insights, as well as important industry shifts that could shape the future of play!
Road Trip! Maryland’s Top 20 Playgrounds – Part 1 of 4
March 20, 2020
Imagine your favorite playground when you were a kid. For many of us, that mental picture includes playground equipment such as monkey bars, wooden swings, a couple of seesaws, a precariously tall metal slide, and maybe a hopscotch grid...
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Why Kids Need Playgrounds!
February 21, 2020
Playgrounds provide a safe place for children to use their boundless energy, and interact and have fun with their peers. As importantly, a well-designed playground gives kids an invaluable learning environment where they can develop their physical, social, emotional, and...
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How To Design Inclusive Playgrounds
January 23, 2020
Does your community playground need some refurbishment? Are you involved in playground planning at your school or worship center here in Maryland, West Virginia or DC? If so, you have a wonderful opportunity to create an environment that will be...
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Selecting Equipment for Your Outdoor Play Space
November 13, 2019
“Use your inside voices. No running, please. Follow the line leader. Sit in a circle…” These are important things for children to do to maintain order in the classroom. Yet they’re not the default setting for healthy, active young people!...
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10 Guidelines for Creating an Outdoor Play Space for Preschoolers
October 9, 2019
“Play centers” or “stations” are the time-honored foundation for hands-on learning in preschool classrooms. From Dramatic Play to Nature and Science to Music and Movement and everything in between, children in this age group just seem to thrive on having...
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Outdoor Playground Design – Creating a Natural Playscape
July 18, 2019
Encouraging children to interact with nature is a beautiful thing. Of course, only a few generations ago, this wasn’t exactly something you had to do intentionally – it just happened. Day to day life and spending time in nature were...
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