Everyone’s Included: The Benefits of Inclusive Playgrounds
Playgrounds are meant to be places of fun, exploration, and growth for all children. However, not all playgrounds are designed with inclusivity in mind. Inclusive playgrounds take it one step further, ensuring that children of all abilities—physical, sensory, or cognitive—can play together and experience the joys of playtime. These specially designed playgrounds offer numerous benefits, […]
Commercial Playgrounds – Grants & Funding Options
Creating a vibrant and engaging playground for your community or school is a great investment, but it can also come with a significant price tag. Luckily, there are a variety of grants and funding options available to help bring your dream commercial playground to life. Whether you’re a school, municipality, or community organization, knowing where […]
Playground Equipment Planning Guide: An Overview
Is there a park in your community that would be the perfect location for a new playground? Building a playground can be an exciting project, but for those who have never been through the process, it can also be a bit overwhelming. In this blog post, we’ll break down the essential steps to help you […]
New Minds in the Making: The Importance of Recess and Play in Education
If you ask young students what their favorite part of the school day is, many will enthusiastically respond with “recess!” However, in recent years, many schools have faced the difficult decision to reduce or even eliminate recess due to budget constraints and an increased focus on academic standardized test scores. Despite these cutbacks, a growing […]
fun abound Recognized As A Top BCI Burke Playground Rep
fun abounds receives the Eagle Award as a top producing BCI Burke Playground rep at the 2022 Burke Sales Conference! The Burke Sales Conference is an opportunity for Burke representatives from across the country to come together to celebrate BCI Burke. During the conference representatives receive a sneak preview of the 2022 BCI Burke catalog […]
fun abounds Takes Home Eagle Award at BCI Burke Conference
The Oscars may be over, but fun abounds continues to bask in the excitement of their honors and awards from the Revolution 2019 BCI Burke Sales Conference! Burke representatives across the country received recognition during the January conference, and fun abounds came home with several wins, most notably the Eagle Award for the $2 million […]
A Playground Blessing in Haiti for Hosean International Ministries
fun abounds recently played a small, but significant, role in the development of a playground in Pignon, Haiti for Hosean International Ministries (HIM), an organization created to transform lives by pointing people to Jesus Christ through education, life skills training and economic growth. The seeds for the sprouting of the playground were planted by Renae Carr, […]
A Blog of My Own: A Message from fun abounds’ President Leigh Walden
Hello from Leigh Walden, president of fun abounds! I cannot think of a better industry to be a part of. We spend our days making communities better for kids, and, in reality, better for everyone. Parks provide a needed and important relief from the screen, from homework and from the indoors in general. That’s what […]
