Flaming stone fire pits, wonky swings, lopsided wooden forts, stacks of hammers and saws, and even an abandoned automobile turned into a play den: Kolle 37 is not your usual kind of kids' recreation ...

Over the past two decades, research has emerged showing that opportunities for risky play are crucial for children’s healthy physical, mental and emotional development. However, because play is ...

When the City Museum in St. Louis opened in 1997 at the site of an old shoe warehouse, it was considered an outlier in the world of children’s museums. Built using salvaged materials and featuring a ...

There is something worrying about play, and it’s not conventional worries in view here. This excursion won’t explore the question of whether kids get enough free play—play that is free of adult ...