Thank You Columbia Bank We are excited to share that we have received a $15,000 grant from Columbia Bank to help ensure there are no barriers to outdoor play! Each year, we provide over $40,000 in financial aid, allowing more than half our program participants to attend at a little to no cost. Ensuring that...Read More

Introducing The PlayGarden Review, Fall 2025!! We are excited to announce the publication of the second edition of our zine, The PlayGarden Review. This edition of our zine highlights the stories behind some of the cornerstones of PlayGarden. From interviews with our groundskeeper on how he rebuilt the coop to our most iconic recipes, this...Read More

Welcome Our New Employees We are excited to announce that in the past month, we have added two new people to our PlayGarden team, Margot Bell and Mike Bernatovicz.  Margot Bell is joining PlayGarden as our new Supported Employment Job Coach. Margot is a Seattle native, moving back after spending four years at Vanderbilt University,...Read More

The Seattle PlayGarden and Seattle Parks are working to expand accessible playspace for people with disabilities! This project, titled “Adaptive Playfield at Colman Playground” meets a significant unmet need in the disability community for physical activity, sports and unstructured active play. “As a parent of children with disabilities, having an adaptive playfield would provide my...Read More

Remembering Rose Ellen Part 3: A Timeline of Her Life ⬦⬦⬦ Rose Ellen:Birth to Age 6 1913-1919 My grandparents had more than their fair share of difficulties starting a family. Their first daughter, Virginia, was born on May 21, 1911 and died just a few days later, on June 4, 1911.  My Mother, Lou Ann...Read More

We are so excited to announce that the PlayGarden now has our own on-site, PlayGarden Job Coach! Meet Damion Hernstrom! Hi! As the new Job Coach here at PlayGarden, I’m excited to share what I’ve learned and experienced while working in the world of Supported Employment and Special Education for a combined ten-plus years. Moving...Read More

This last month we have had so many great people and organizations come and volunteer at the PlayGarden.  Thank you to Devon and Noosh from Seattle Tree Care for donating 10 yards of wood chips to mulch our trails!  Thank you to PlayGarden preschool parent Paul Olczak for organizing a work party with 8 members of his team from Microsoft on Thursday, 10/24....Read More

Looking to get more involved in the community? Do you believe in the PlayGarden’s mission and work? Check out our opening to join the Board of Directors. To learn more about joining the PlayGarden Board of Directors visit this link: https://seattleplaygarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Board-Opportunity-2024-25.pdfRead More

PlayGarden Job Coach for Supported Employment Staff The PlayGarden has been growing our supported employment for the last seven years. Supported employment allows us to hire adults with disabilities to work in our programs. Those employees are supported by a job coach who helps them to begin their careers, learn new tasks and skills, and...Read More