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A

A History of Children's Play and Play Environments
Ahrens, Paul
American Playgrounds, Revitalizing Community Space
A World Fit For Kids!
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
American Society of Landscape Architects
A.C. Gilbert Company
Alliance for Childhood
American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
Action for Healthy Kids
Almon, Joan
Anne and Kirk Douglas Playgrounds
Active Living Research
Alphabet Blocks
Aquatic Facility Operator
Active Playground Equipment
America Bikes
Armitage, Marc
ActiveKidsClub
America Walks
Arsenic
Addams, Jane
America's State Parks
Association for Childhood Education International
Adventure Playground Systems
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Association of Children's Museums
Adventure Playgrounds
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
ASTM International
Age Appropriate
American Association of School Administrators
Atlanta Taskforce on Play
Agility
American Camp Association
Atomic Playgrounds
Ahern, Tim
American Girl
Attention Deficit Disorder
Ahren's Playground Safety Advocate of the Year Award
American International Toy Fair
Attwell, Ernest T
Ahrens, Claude
American Journal of Play

B

Back2BasicPlay
BigToys
Brachiation
Balance Bike
Biophilia
Brain Injury Association of America
Bankshot Sports
Block Play
Braucher, Howard S.
Barbara Butler Artist-Builder
Blue Imp
Brewer’s Ledge
Basketball
Board Games
Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play
BCI Burke
Bone Fractures
Brown, Stuart
Bears Playgrounds
Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Brown, Virgil K
Beckwith, Jay
Boundless Playgrounds
Bullying
Berliner Seilfabrik Play Equipment Corp
Bowers, Louis
Burriss, Kathleen
Beyond Access
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
BYO Recreation

C

Caesar, Betsy
Chicago Children's Museum
Coleco
California Roundtable on Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Chicago Toy & Game Group
Competition
Camp Fire USA
Child's Play
Completely Bounded Opening
Capture the Flag
Childforms
Confidence
Carter's Kids
Childhood 101
Constructive Play
CATCH
Children & Nature Network
Consumer Federation of America
Cemrock
Children At Play
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children's Museums
Cooperation
Certified Park and Recreation Executive
Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights
Coordination
Certified Park and Recreation Professional
Choking and Strangulation
Cosco, Nilda
Certified Playground Safety Inspector
Christensen, Keith
Crayola
Challenge
Christiansen, Monty
Cre8Play
Charleston Park Angels
Climbinet
Critical Height
Checkers
Climbing
Crush and Shear
Chemicals and Poisons
Cognitive Development
Curtis, Henry S.

D

Decade for Childhood
Detroit Testing Laboratory
Dramatic Play
DeGroot, Edward
Dickie, George
Drawstrings
DeKoven, Bernie
Directional Awareness
Duncan Toys
Design for Play
Dirty Dozen
DuraPlay Inc
Designated Play Surface
Dodgeball
Dynamo Playgrounds
Detroit Mower Gang

E

Eagle Play Structures
Elkind, David
Equipment Height
EarlySpace
Emotional Development
Etch A Sketch
EarthPlay
Empower Playgrounds Inc
Everlast Climbing Industries
Education By Plays and Games
Endurance
Executive Function
Education Through Play
Entanglement
Exercise
Edwardson, Paul
Entrapment
Exploration Playgrounds
Elephant®Play
Equilibrium
Eye-Hand Coordination

F

4 Great Physical Education
Flexibility
Friedberg, M Paul
Fall Height
Flexible Flyer
Frisbee
FAO Schwarz
ForeverLawn
Froebel, Friedrich
Fear
Four Square
Frost Play Research Collection
Fibar, Inc.
Free Play
Frost, Joe
First Steps in Organizing Playgrounds
Free-Range Kids
Fuel Up to Play 60
Fisher-Price
Freenotes Harmony Park
Functional Play
Fitness
Fresh Air Fund
Fundamental Movement Phase
FlagHouse Inc

G

Games for Change
Global Toy News
GP RED
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium
Godbey, Geoffrey
Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood
Games With Rules
Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick
Grip
GameTime
Good Sports
Grounds For Play
GameTime Athletics
Gordon, Gwen
Gulick, Luther
GenMove
Goric Marketing Group USA
Gun Play
Glamis Adventure Playground

H

Hall, G. Stanley
Heart Rate
Hill, Patty Smith
Handcrafted Playgrounds
Heath, Robert
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy
Hanmer, Lee F.
Henderson Recreation Equipment
Hogan, Paul
Hasbro Inc
Hendy, Teri
Holgate Toys
Head Injury Criteria
Hermann, Ernst
Home Safety Council
Head Start Body Start
Heseltine, Peter
Hopscotch
Health
Hetherington, Clark W.
Huber, Rolf
Health-E-tips Inc
Hidden Dangers on the Playground
Huizinga, Johan
Healthy Kids Challenge
Highlights
Hula Hoop
Healthy Parks Healthy People US

I

i9 Sports
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
International Play Company
Ice Skating
International Center for the History of Electronic Games
International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
Imagination Playground
International Council of Toy Industries
International Playground Safety Institute
Impact Attenuation
International Journal of Play
International School Grounds Alliance
Inclusive Play
International Mulch Company
International Toy Library Association
Inspection Gauges and Tools
International Play Association USA
IPEMA Certification
Installers
International Play Association World
Iverson, MaryLou
Interactive Environments

J

J.L. Hammett Company
Jensen Swing Products
Johnson, George E
Jacks
John Preston Playground Safety Award
Jump Rope

K

K'NEX
Kids Around the World
Kites
KaBOOM!
Kids in Distressed Situations K.I.D.S.
Kiwanas International
Kalousek, Tom
Kidstuff Playsystems
Klamer, Reuben
Kellert, Stephen
King, Barb
KOMPAN
Kenner
King, Steve
Kutska, Ken
Kick the Can

L

L.A. Steelcraft Products Inc
Lee, Joseph
Lincoln Logs
Lady Allen of Hurtwood
LEGO Group
Lionel LLC
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Let Kids Play!
Little League
Landscape Structures
Let's Play
Little Tikes Commercial
Last Child in the Woods
Let’s Move
Loose Parts
Lead Hazards
Let’s Move in School
Louv, Richard
Learning Structures
Let’s Move Outside
Lower Body Strength
Leathers and Associates
Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Learning Through Play Conference

M

Mainella, Fran
Middleball
Montessori, Maria
Maintenance Kits
Milton Bradley
Moore, Robin C
Mallery, Otto T
Miracle League
Morgan’s Wonderland
Marbles
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company
Motor Skills
Marcus, Clare Cooper
Missoula Children's Theatre
Move Theory
Mather, Stephen
Mobility
Must Have Play
Mattel
Mold

N

'nPlay Foundation
National Playground Contractors Association International
Natural Playscapes
National Association for Recreational Equality
National Playground Safety Institute
Nature Action Collaborative for Children
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
National Playground Safety Week
Nature Explore
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Program for Playground Safety
Nature Play
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Recreation and Park Association
Nature Rocks
National Association of State Park Directors
National Recreation and Park Foundation
Nature-Deficit Disorder
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Recreation Association
NatureGrounds
National Center on Accessibility
National Recreation Foundation
New Games Foundation
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
National Safety Council
NFL PLAY 60
National Council of Youth Sports
National Toy Hall of Fame
Nicros
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
National Wildlife Federation
No Child Left Inside
National Farm Toy Museum
Natural Energy Park
Norquist, Tom
National Institute for Play
Natural Learning Initiative
Notts Sport
National Lekotek Center
Natural Play and Learning Areas Guidelines Project
Novelty Playground Era
National Museum of Play
Natural Playgrounds Company

O

Obesity
Operation Playground
Out2Play
Ohio Art Company
Orca Coast Playgrounds
Outdoor Play
Olds, Anita Rui
Organized Camping Movement
Outdoors Alliance for Kids
Open-ended Play

P

Pacific Outdoor Products
Play and Child Development
Playgrounds: The Planning, Design and Construction of Play Environments
Parents' Choice Foundation
Play and Playscapes
PlayGuard Safety Surfacing
Park and Rec Trades
Play Every Day Act
PlayPump
Park Prescriptions
Play in Education
PlaySafe
Parker Brothers
Play It Safe
Playscapes
Parker, David
Play Mart
Playskool
Parks & Rec Business
Play Today in the Primary School Playground
PlayToday! Foundation
Parks & Recreation Magazine
Play-Based Learning
Playtop Safer Surfacing
Parks Build Community
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Playwork and Playworkers
Partnership for a Healthier America
Playable10 International Design Competition
Playworks
Partnership for Play Every Day
Playborhood
Playworld Systems
Pathways for Play
Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play
Please Touch Museum
PBS The Promise of Play
Playcare, Inc
Plumb, Steven
PD Play
PlayCore
PolyFiberCrete
PE4life
Playful City USA
Pop Warner Little Scholars
Peaceful Playgrounds
Playground Association of America
Pop-Up Adventure Play
Peeples, Tom
Playground Builders
Pratt, Caroline
Peer Pressure
Playground Clearing House
President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Penn State Playground Safety Conferences
Playground Construction School Course Manual
Preston, John
Perfect Rubber Mulch
Playground Medic
Pretend Play
Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich
Playground Movement
Profiles in Leadership
Physical Development
Playground Safety Is No Accident
Project Fit America
Piaget, Jean
PlaygroundIDEAS
Proprioception
Pioneers in Public Recreation
PlayGroundology
Protrusion
Planning for Play
Playgrounds, Their Administration and Operation
Providence Children’s Museum
Plants & Play

R

Rachel's Challenge
Recreation Management
Rock-Op Climbing Boulders
Radio Flyer Inc
Red Rover
RockCraft Designs
Rainbow Crafts Company
Red Swing Project
Rockwerx
Randall Museum
Restore Hockey
Rogers, James E
Randall, Josephine
Right to Play
Role Play
Recess
Rimmer, James
Rough and Tumble Play
Recreation
Risk Taking
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Recreation Creations
Rock Climbing

S

S.A.F.E.
Self-Regulation
SPARK
Safe Kids USA
Sensory Development
Spease, David
Safe Kids Worldwide
Shane’s Inspiration
Spock, Michael
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
ShapesInShape
Strength
Safeplay by Design
Signs and Labels
Suk, Michael
Safeplay Systems
Singer, Dorothy
SuperBall
Safety Play, Inc
Skenazy, Lenore
Surface America
Sajai Foundation
Sledding
Suspended Hazards
Sallis, James
Slinky
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Sand
Slyde the Playground Hound
Sutterby, John
Sand Gardens
Snug Play
Sutton-Smith, Brian
Sandbox Summit
Soccer
Swimming
Scaffolding
SofSURFACES Inc
Swing Safety
School Specialty
Soft Play
Swing-N-Slide
Schoolyard Habitats
Sof’Solutions
Swinging
SciPlay
Sound Play
Symbolic Play
Self-Esteem

T

Takoma Plays!
The Play & Playground Encyclopedia
Thompson, Donna
Teacher Tom
The Play Movement and Its Significance
Time to Play
Team Sports
The Playwork Primer
Tonka Corporation
Tetherball
The Power of Play
Toy Industry Association
The Association for the Study of Play
The Step2 Company
Toys "R" Us
The Chimes Company
The Strong
Tree Climbing
The Demonstration Play School of 1913
Theme Play
Triax 2000
The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds
Themed Recreation Company
TÜV SÜD America
The Grass Stain Guru
Theora Design
Tyco Toys
The Nature Principle
Therapeutic Value of Play

U

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Unit Blocks
US Play Coalition
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Universal Design
US Play Coalition 2011 Conference on the Value of Play
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
UPC Parks
US Play Coalition 2012 Conference on the Value of Play
U.S. Toy Company
Upper Body Strength
US Play Coalition 2013 Conference on the Value of Play
Ultimate Block Party
Urban Play

V

Van Eyck, Aldo
Vialet, Jill
Voice of Play
Vestibular Coordination
Visual Perception
Vygotsky, Lev

W

Waldorf Schools
Where Do The Children Play?
Women in Toys
Wallach, Fran
White House Conference on Bullying Prevention
WonderWorx
Water Play
Wiffle Ball Inc
World Play Day
We Can!
Wild Zones
World Waterpark Association
Weir, Lebert H
Wilson, Penny
Worldwide Day of Play
Wham-O
Winifred Museum
Wright, Brett

X

Xccent Play

Y

Yancey, Toni
YMCA

Z

Zeager Bros Inc
Zone of Proximal Development
Zoos

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