Anarchy Zone
Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone Did you know there’s a worldwide, loose parts-filled adventure playground movement happening?? Bring on the mud, challenge, creativity and construction!! The Hands-on-Nature ANARCHY ZONE at The Ithaca
Take a tour through some of Rusty’s past projects.
Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone Did you know there’s a worldwide, loose parts-filled adventure playground movement happening?? Bring on the mud, challenge, creativity and construction!! The Hands-on-Nature ANARCHY ZONE at The Ithaca
Here’s one of my larger projects—teaming up with the San Antonio Zoo as they created their amazing play-based nature preschool The Will Smith Zoo School! It’s got a gigantic sand and
The Autism Nature Trail (The ANT) at Letchworth State Park is a first-of-its-kind experience in nature designed for visitors on the autism spectrum and with a range of abilities—and also appropriate
What fun! This fun project was a kid-designed outdoor classroom build at a favorite local Ithaca elementary school. The first year was conceptually designing areas of their woods with an
Here is a fun project I did last year at my sons’ elementary school – a Mud Kitchen for the Kindergarten playground – yay! The Kindergarten teachers had cracked the
Nursery School and Kindergarten We visited the amazing University of Chicago Lab Schools on a cold and blustery week. Among the great brainstorming ideas from the teachers was the wish
What a treat to work with the fantastic folks at Eliot Pearson Children’s School at TUFTS UNIVERSITY outside of Boston! Not only is their program amazing with best practices happening
Therapeutic Play Space Whatcom Center for Early Learning (WCEL) For children with special needs WCEL is a center for children with special needs, birth to 5 years old and their
New Day Children’s Center September 11, 2001 This project will always have a special place in my heart. I was visiting New Day Children’s Center for the first time the
Syracuse University’s Early Childcare Center Artist-in-Residence What began as an artist-in-residence project with Syracuse University’s Early Childhood Center, ended up being an all-year, project-oriented learning extravaganza involving children, beavers, monster
Skaneateles, NY Infant-Toddler Playscape The Skaneateles Early Childhood Center is a licensed, not-for-profit center offering infant, preschool and school-age care to all children between the ages of 8 weeks and
La Jolla, CA California Dreamin’ Here we were, in California, inspired by the sea, sand, shells, and spirit of La Jolla’s local artists. We worked with the Preschool to develop
Garden City Community Church Preschool Inspired by the rich gardens of this Long Island, NY town, we worked with a dedicated group of volunteers and a local contractor to create
Mekeel Childcare Center After years of cramped space in a “temporary” building, this Toddler through Preschool center had it’s own new building and new space for playscapes. Hooray! However, the
Toddler Playscape Cherokee Tribal Childcare Center – Cherokee, NC Cultural Inspiration Here we created both a small protected infant area and a large free-flowing toddler “discovery” park. Many features were added
Mercy Cares for Kids Playscape in the heart of Community This childcare center one part of a large charitable organization run by Catholic nuns – the “Sisters of Mercy”. The childcare
Dive into the essentials of creating natural play spaces to inspire your children's imaginations and wonder. This course will guide you through the process of designing, drawing, and planning the natural play environment of your dreams!
