Every child deserves a great place to play... and our kids need your help

                                                       

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Play is a child’s work. Play activities that focus on sensory motor development can help a restless child to relax and encourage language in a child unable to speak. A playground that is filled with activities that stimulate the senses becomes a wonderland of therapy to children with developmental delays.

Cache County has no playground designed specifically for children under three who are developmentally delayed—children who most need the therapeutic benefits of play. The proposed Developmental Playground at the Center for Persons with Disabilities will offer many such experiences.

Children who are developmentally delayed are often more or less sensitive to stimulation than typically developing children. Children don’t learn from sitting still. Movement activates the neurological systems of the brain, which in turn, stimulates speech, provides social interactions, and improves motor skills.

Some children need experiences that will help them calm down and give them time to organize themselves spacer_img until they are ready to participate appropriately with playground activities and with other children. The playground is designed with them in mind, providing opportunities for them to learn on their own and to build the social skills needed to play with others successfully.

Other children have trouble interacting with others. The playground will provide opportunities for them to learn on their own and to build the social skills needed to play with others successfully (i.e., turn taking, waiting in line, cooperative play).

This playground will offer very young children more than just fun; it will offer them a place where they can receive the therapy—disguised as fun—that they need to enhance their specific developmental skills.

Donate Now

Become part of the construction, history, and positive benefits of the Developmental Playground! Make a donation to the playground and your personalized marble tile becomes an attractive feature on the outer wall of the new Developmental Playground.

Sponsor a Special Play Area–Naming Opportunities

Donors may choose to sponsor a specially designed fun playground feature. A plaque with the donor's name will be prominently placed on all sponsored equipment.

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