Guest blog: Grants available from KaBOOM! support creative play in afterschool settings

David Flanigan is Director of Operations for Program Management at KaBOOM!

Are you looking to bring unique and innovative play opportunities to the kids that you serve? KaBOOM! is now accepting applications for their Creative Play grants. Made possible by their generous funders, they are now able to provide Imagination Playground and Rigamajig grants to eligible child serving nonprofits and schools that are seeking to ensure all children are getting active and balanced play so that they can thrive! Nonprofit afterschool providers are eligible! Click here to apply for this incredible opportunity.

Imagination Playground is an innovative design in play equipment that encourages creativity, communication, and collaboration in play. With a collection of custom-designed, oversized blue foam parts, Imagination Playground provides a changing array of elements that allow children to turn their playground into a space constantly built and re-built by their imagination.

Rigamajig is a collection of wooden planks, wheels, pulleys, nuts, bolts and rope allow that children to follow their curiosity while playing. There are no wrong answers, and while the pieces can come together as a crane used to convey buckets or materials, they can also become a giraffe, monster, robot, airplane or just a "thingy." 

Act now! The deadline to get in your application is March 4, 2015.