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Brooklyn Swarm Build TIMELAPSE!

Brooklyn Swarm Build TIMELAPSE!

by Rusty Keeler | Aug 27, 2012 | DIY, Earthplay Blog, playscape workshops, step by step

Hee hee – fun times in the big city. Here a group of spirited volunteers got together to plant themselves a hillslide. Nice!  Shoveling, pickaxing, gathering free woodchips from a local cemetery,  light carpentry and heavy comradery added up to a fun...
It’s Willow Hut Building Time!

It’s Willow Hut Building Time!

by Rusty Keeler | Apr 16, 2013 | Adventure Play, DIY, step by step

That’s right folks: early spring is the perfect time to plant the willow hut you’ve been dreaming about. If you live in the northern hemisphere this means now! Hooray! Ready to build? Here is the How to Build a Willow Hut piece from my book Natural...
Building a Mini Playscape “River”

Building a Mini Playscape “River”

by Rusty Keeler | Oct 14, 2013 | DIY, Earthplay Blog, step by step

Last month I had the fun pleasure of building a mini “River” with volunteers during a great natural playscape community build at The Butterfly House on the campus of the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. I thought y’all might be...
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