Music as Medicine: Combating PTSD with Music & Music Therapy
This White Paper will explore how music and music therapy are being employed to facilitate healing; in particular how veterans and other...
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Shana Friesen
May 18, 20214 min read
Adding Value to our Communities
If this last year has taught us anything, it's understanding how much we need human contact and socialization. We didn't realize we...
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Shana Friesen
Apr 28, 20216 min read
All About Inclusive Design
Defining the terms Accessible, Inclusive, All Abilities, Playground For All with resources to help you design your next inclusive playground
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Shana Friesen
Nov 3, 20203 min read
Introducing Miracle Museum!
Introducing Miracle Museum, a new way for children to play their way through a sensory playground of fantastical experiences. The...
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Miracle Playsystems
Mar 10, 202011 min read
Music Matters: The Importance of Music Education
Being exposed to music from a young age, particularly within a school or nursery setting, has been proven to encourage team work, self...
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Miracle Playsystems
Mar 9, 202014 min read
Beating the Drum for Equality-The Benefits of Music for Those with Disabilities & Special Needs
Actively engaging with musical instruments has been proven to ‘induce multiple responses – physiological, movement, mood, emotional,
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Shana Friesen
Jul 2, 20197 min read
Where Do You Want To Play This Summer?
Ahhhhhh.....Summertime! It's quite possibly a child's favorite time of the year. School is out, no more waking up early, no more test...
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Shana Friesen
May 16, 20193 min read
Encouraging Seniors to Connect, Create and Contribute
Every May the entire month is dedicated to celebrating our seniors with Older Americans Month. This year the theme is Connect, Create,...
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Shana Friesen
Oct 17, 20187 min read
Sensory Processing Awareness
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a framework first described by occupational therapist, A. Jean Ayres, PhD, in the 1970s. It refers...
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Shana Friesen
Sep 21, 20184 min read
Back to School – Time for Improvements!
It’s a parent’s favorite time of the year, the kids are back at school! Kids all over the country are back in the classroom learning new...
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Shana Friesen
Jun 27, 20184 min read
Inclusive Play for Deaf-Blind Awareness
Playgrounds should be fun for all children but having a good time can be more difficult for those with special needs. Most playgrounds do...
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Shana Friesen
Jun 5, 20185 min read
Designers Top Choices to Help Create Extraordinary Places
When deciding on play equipment to add to your park design do you ever think “Outside the Playbox”? It’s sometimes easy to forget...
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Shana Friesen
May 3, 20183 min read
Playgrounds aren’t just for kids anymore!
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing” ~ George Bernard Shaw Older Americans month is...
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Shana Friesen
Apr 3, 20188 min read
Autism Awareness In Our Playgrounds
Autism awareness month aims to bring awareness to the challenges that people with Autism face every day as well as promoting acceptance...
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Shana Friesen
Mar 19, 20186 min read
March is Music in our Schools Month
March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music in Our Schools...
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Miracle Playsystems
Nov 23, 20163 min read
Art of Play
This time of year we like to share our thoughts about those things we are thankful for. As playground designers we are thankful for the...
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Miracle Playsystems
Sep 21, 20164 min read
Creating Playful Places
Creating a successful play environment goes beyond just the play structure itself. We try to create special places for people to enjoy,...
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