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Looking to build a new playspace in your community? Check out these online trainings that will provide you the critical knowledge on project management, playspace design, fundraising, grant writing and best practices for ensuring your project's success.

Join us for our premiere live training events with guest experts from the field and academia!

Imagination Playground is based around the concept of "free play," a simple but powerful idea that children should initiate and direct their own play, and should be able to manipulate their own environment. With this in mind, David Rockwell and his team developed the first Imagination Playground in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. In this playground, natural materials and everyday objects combine with building blocks of various shapes and sizes to encourage many types of creative and physical play. These online training sessions build on this concept of "free play" and our role as adults to enable and foster child-directed play.

Have you seen first-hand the power of play? Are you willing to champion the cause of play? Perhaps you plan on speaking to the local PTA, City Council or community group about the need for recess, playgrounds or community recreation times. Join these online trainings as we'll equip you with the tools needed for powerful, yet playful advocacy!

With more than 13 years experience, KaBOOM! has developed, collected and refined numerous tools. These include online tools like the Project Planner, Play Day Planner, KaBOOM! Playspace Finder, KaBOOM! Road Map and Toolkit. We've also developed hands-on tools such as the Service Learning Activity Guide and Playground Side-Project manuals. And in keeping with the times we also have some great online community resources such as connect.kaboom.org and the KaBOOM! Alumni Network. Check out these online trainings, where you'll learn how to use and leverage these free tools as you champion the cause of play!