News & Events
Stay up-to-date on the latest Landscape Structures' news, browse our media resources like our company fact sheets and press kits or connect with us at an upcoming event!
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Introducing the Face-to-Face Friendship® Swing
Posted: Feb 22
We're excited to introduce the Friendship® Swing, a one-size-fits-all multi-user swing. This two-seated, face-to-face swing delivers a great way for friends, siblings, parents and grandparents to all enjoy swinging time together.
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Bringing Height to the Playground with the Alpha® Tower & Alpha Link® Towers
Posted: Feb 13
We're bringing height to the masses with the launch of the Alpha® Tower and Alpha Link® Towers. Multiple climbing and sliding opportunities deliver physical challenge and fun for kids ages 5 to 12, and unique lookout spots encourage socialization.
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Engage Developing Minds and Bodies with the Fire Station and Market Cafe
Posted: Feb 06
Introduced in 2017, Loft offers plenty of interactive elements to engage developing minds and bodies. And now, the Loft family has grown to include the Fire Station and Market Cafe to further encourage social and imaginative play for kids ages 2 to 5.
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Sharp Decline in Children’s Unstructured Play Time Shown in New Study
Posted: Sep 06
Over half of parents in a recent poll think that children today have fewer opportunities for play than children 20 years ago. Many parents polled reported their children get one hour or less of unstructured play time each day.
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Principals to Build Playground at Pennsylvania Elementary School
Posted: Jul 06
More than 100 of the nation’s school principals will come together on July 8, to build a playground at Stonehurst Hills Elementary School in Upper Darby, Penn., as part of the jointly presented 2017 National Principals Conference, held July 9-11 in Philadelphia.
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Meta Study Shows Play Shapes Children
Posted: Jun 28
Children's early experiences and the settings they inhabit play a powerful role in shaping the adults they will become. That's according to a meta-study recently commissioned in partnership with the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development.
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Now Welcoming Preschoolers to Join the Band
Posted: Jun 21
The joy of making music on the playground can now be enjoyed at any age. The collection of Rhapsody® Outdoor Musical Instruments has expanded with six instruments that are a bit smaller and lower to the ground—sized just right for kids ages 2 to 5.
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And the winner is...
Posted: Jun 12
A fourth grader who uses a wheelchair will soon get to play on the playground with her friends. Her story convinced a panel of judges to award the Mankato Downtown Kiwanis Club $25,000 in inclusive playground equipment as part of the Legacy of Play® Contest.
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Media Resources
Upcoming Events
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Apr
01-Jun 01The 2021 Virtual Play Conference: Play is Survival
OnlineThe 2021 VIRTUAL Play Conference kicks off on April 1 with LIVE headliners, dozens of recorded educational and research presentations and weekly networking events – all online from April 1 through June 1, 2021. -
Apr
01-30Occupational Therapy Month
WorldwideWe celebrate Occupational Therapists! OTs are vital to assisting and supporting people of all ages and abilities to succeed in everyday activities and improve their quality of life. -
Apr
02World Autism Awareness Day
WorldwideThe World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is on April, 02. Use #LIUB to share your experience across social media and help light the world up blue this April! -
Apr
26-30National Playground Safety Week
NationwideIt’s National Playground Safety Week, and there’s no better time to read up on some of the most important aspects of playground safety: audits and maintenance! -
Apr
22Earth Day
WorldwideIn honor of Earth Day, we've pledged to continue planting trees with American Forests for every playground we sell! -
Apr
28Landscape Structures' 50th birthday
Delano, Minn.Fifty years ago, Steve and Barb King incorporated Landscape Structures Inc. and we continue to come back to play! -
May
20Outdoor Classroom Day
WorldwideA GLOBAL campaign to celebrate outdoor play and learning, and inspire schools to get outdoors to play and learn EVERY day. -
Jun
12National Get Outdoors Day
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Jul
01-31July is Park and Recreation Month
WorldwideCelebrating the importance of park and recreation throughout the world.