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Daily Activity Ideas   Field Trip Ideas   Playgrounds Activity Ideas Playgrounds Checklist—Home Playgrounds You can use this simple Home Playground Safety Checklist developed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make sure your home playground is a safe place to play. Checklist—Public Playgrounds Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. Most injuries occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the ground. Use this simple Public Playground Safety Checklist developed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to help make sure your local community or school playground is a safe place to play. Handbook for Public Playground Safety The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission created its playground safety guidelines as a working blueprint to help everyone build safe playgrounds. Home Playground Safety Campaign A recent report from the CPSC finds more deaths on home playgrounds than public playgrounds. CPSC and KaBOOM! launched this campaign to make backyard playgrounds safer. Lista de Seguridad sobre los Columpios Caseros Se puede usar esta lista de seguridad para columpios caseros desarrollada por la Comisión de Seguridad para Productos en el Mercado para asegurar su área de recreo casero no tiene peligros. Making the Most of Outdoor Play This article suggests ways to make your outdoor play area more appealing to young children. National Program for Playground Safety Each year, one child is injured on America's playgrounds every 2 1/2 minutes. To address the growing concern for playground safety, the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) was established in 1995 through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Located at the University of Northern Iowa, NPPS serves as a public resource for the latest in information on playground safety and injury prevention. Outdoor Playground Areas, Equipment, and Pools The Centers for Disease Control recognizes that playground injuries are the leading cause of serious injuries at child care facilities. This site gives you an overview of what to look for in outdoor playground areas, equipment, and pools. Playground Safety Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. This brochure has tips to make sure you have a safe playground. Playground Safety For Kids This site shows kids how to check playground equipment to make sure it is safe. Seguridad para El Area de Recreo Cada ano mas de 200,000 de ninos vana las salas de emergencia de los hospitales en los Estados Undios con lesicnes que les ha provocado el equipo utilizado en areas de recreo infantiles