As students return to classrooms across Alabama, we’re celebrating something just as important as pencils and books—playgrounds! Many schools, PTOs, and administrators have made the incredible choice to invest in new playgrounds for their students, creating spaces where children can laugh, learn, and grow together.
Designing a new playground is exciting—watching children laugh, climb, and explore makes all the planning worthwhile. But before the fun begins, there’s one big question: how do you pay for it?
National Wellness Month is about more than physical health — it’s about connection and inclusion. Discover how inclusive playgrounds create healthier, more connected communities.
Celebrate National Wellness Month with outdoor fitness equipment that makes healthy living fun, free, and accessible. See how Struthers Recreation helps communities stay active together.
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Inclusive play promotes more than physical activity. It encourages social-emotional learning, cooperation, and empathy. When children with and without disabilities play side by side, they develop shared experiences and lifelong understanding of each other’s differences—and similarities.
Here are the top playground trends we’re seeing take shape in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, and beyond.
GameTime's Jesse Helms Park in Wingate, North Carolina
