100,000 Playspaces in 100 Days.

Recently, we have been experiencing beautiful warm weather and have been spending most of our days outside. The girls love having a back yard now, and they love their new swingset. But, whenever they want a change in scenery or to play with other children, we are lucky enough to have a number of local parks to choose from.

Some families aren't so lucky. There are many communities out there that do not have any local playgrounds or playspaces, or they cannot use existing ones due to run down conditions or dangerous neighborhoods.

Playing in a playground and playspace is important for a child's development, both physically and socially. So what can we do for these children who have nowhere to play?

That's where KaBOOM! comes in. KaBOOM is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and finding playspaces within walking distance for every child. Right now they embarking on a mission to help create playspaces within every community, and they have teamed up with Mom Central with a goal of mapping online 100,000 playspaces in 100 days.

All you have to do to map a playspace is fill out a quick form at their website: or, even easier, twitpic a picture from your cellphone. Mapping a playspace requires an address, a photo and description, and a rating. Places that qualify as playspaces include: playgrounds, roller skating parks, dog parks, lakes, basketball courts, etc.

Best of all, for every playspace mapped into KaBOOM's database on behalf of Mom Central, KaBOOM will donate a dollar to Jumpstart, a non-profit organization with a goal of improving literacy.

I highly encourage you to head on over to KaBOOM and map in your favorite playspaces to take your children to. You'll be helping out two non-profit organizations, and it's really simple and quick. Head on over now!

100,000 Playspaces in 100 Days.