Building Inclusive Play Spaces in Kingston
An inclusive playground allows children and adults of all abilities to play together and creates a fun, nurturing environment for everyone. The estimated cost of this playpark is $900,000. The City of Kingston has generously provided us with the public land, and will conduct the maintenance on the play structure and surfacing when it is completed. To build the park, we are relying on grant opportunities and community donations. There are many beautiful fully inclusive playgrounds across Ontario, and we would love to add Kingston to the list!
Save the date for the Inclusive Fun Fair on June 8th, 2024!
Get ready for a day filled with fun fair activities to make a difference in our community! The fun fair will be located at the Rideau Heights Community Centre, 85 Maccauley St, Kingston.
By attending this event, you’ll be supporting the construction of the new inclusive playground. Together, we can build a playground for ALL children!
Stay tuned for more updates on the fun fair!
The Whig Article – Do You Want to Build a Playground?
https://www.thewhig.com/news/event-puts-the-fun-in-fundraiser-as-group-seeks-to-build-kingstons-first-fully-inclusive-playground Our Do You Want to Build a Playground? Breakfast Fundraiser has made it into The Whig! We are so happy with how our fundraiser turned out...
Inclusive Fun Fair (June 8th, 2024)
The Inclusive Play Project is hosting an Inclusive Fun Fair at the Rideau Heights Community Centre in Kingston on June 8th, 2024. The fair will be filled with fun fair activities to celebrate accessible play!! All funds will be allocated toward building Kingston's...
Update on Playground Features
After speaking with many community groups, organizations, parents, and kids, we have outlined some improvements to our playground features! The design has the entire playground covered in rubber surfacing, which provides great accessibility for wheelchair users. A few...
Giving Tuesday!!
Tuesday, November 28th is Giving Tuesday! This day provides an opportunity for donations to be made to the Inclusive Play Project. Giving Tuesday promotes our playground project while creating awareness for disability and accessibility. To those interested in...
New Posters are Available!
Posters and postcards are available for pickup at KidsInclusive reception at Hôtel Dieu Hospital. The posters share information regarding donations and they have a QR code for online donations through CanadaHelps. They are a great way to spread the word about...
The Inclusive Play Project Art Exhibition
In celebration of International Disability Day, The Inclusive Play Project is organizing a kid's art exhibition! Artwork that is created by students will be displayed at The City of Kingston Accessibility Awards Ceremony. Volunteers will pick up any artwork on...
City Council Meeting! And Others
It's been a whirlwind of meetings for Rachel Doornekamp and Sara Ogilvie as they have done presentation after presentation to spread the word about this campaign and get support across our community. They've presented to one of the Rotary clubs of Kingston, with...
Filming our Promo Video
Last week we spent the day onsite Shannon Park and filmed hours of interviews with parents of kids with disabilities, kids and siblings themselves, parents with disabilities, special education teachers, and other people who work in this sector and are advocating for...
Extend-A-Family Kingston is an official partner!
Extend-A-Family (Kingston) is excited to announce that we are officially partnering with The Inclusive Play Project to help our community build a FULLY ACCESSIBLE playground in Kingston! Once approved by the City of Kingston - Municipal Government, we can start...