Playground equipment evolves with sensory features, shady zones, and eco-friendly materials. Create a play space that ...

Brooks Park has new solid rubber surfaces on its playgrounds for children -- and Cole County commissioners -- to enjoy. The rubber surfaces are made from recycled scrap tires and were largely funded ...

Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the soil, sand, mulch ...

School playgrounds fitted with granite sand surfacing significantly reduce the risk of children fracturing arms in comparison with wood fiber surfaces, according to a randomized trial. School ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...