The PlayGarden Blog

Today marks the first day of our Big-Littles Holiday Giving Campaign! We need your support more than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit children with disabilities and their families extraordinarily hard. Our families are not receiving the education, socialization and therapy support they need to thrive. The PlayGarden’s revenue is down over 30% but we...Read More

Thank you Blue Rose Foundation for your recent generous gift of $3000 to the Seattle Children’s PlayGarden. We appreciate your commitment and belief that equal access to resources start children on an early pathway to success, and strengthens our families and communities. Because of funders like you, we can provide preschool classes in person and in compliance with CDC, State, and local safety...Read More

Seattle— October 9, 2020 — We are so pleased to welcome visitors back to the Seattle Children’s PlayGarden. Over the last seven months the PlayGarden has been closely following City, County, State and Federal guidelines for parks, playgrounds and size of social gatherings. On October 5, 2020, the City of Seattle announced that parks and...Read More

Whether it is a person who uses a wheelchair that you see in the grocery store, a child in their class that has Autism, or a sibling with ADHD your child has someone in their life that has a disability that they might have questions about. Talking openly and honestly about disability with your kids...Read More

Learn respectful language to use when talking about disability or with people with disabilities.Read More

Today was one of those days that the full impact of the PlayGarden swept me off my feet. I started this overcast Saturday with a trip to …Read More

Last year we asked our community partner, Public Health Seattle & King County to take a look at our toolkit and share back their key take…Read More

Learn about the PlayGarden’s diverse team of staff.Read More

The Seattle Children’s PlayGarden is so excited to launch our new blog called Say “Yes!” to Kids with Disabilities. Over the nRead More

In February of last year I wrote the attached piece published in Crosscut about the destruction by the Parks department of our Wild Zone …Read More

I am like my mother. I pick things up on walks. There are a lot of beautiful things outside these days. On every walk I take I pick up be…Read More

Every time I see one of these bright cheerful Yellow ADA swings in a city park I am so proud. In June of 2008, PlayGarden Board Member an…Read More

One of our summer campers turned 5 this week! We celebrated in true PlayGarden style, with a birthday mud pie, a handmade piñata, and lol…Read More

Support the PlayGarden – Your Donations help fund all our great programs! #videoRead More