Community Spotlight: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Her son Leo
Shannon des Rochas Rosa and her son Leo, a 15 year old with autism, travel 30 minutes from Redwood City to Palo Alto’s Magical Bridge Playground for its unique and diverse atmosphere. “Magical Bridge...
View ArticlePress Release: Announcing Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City, California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Magical Bridge Foundation: Jill Asher, jill@magicalbridge.org Magical Bridge Foundation Selects Redwood City, CA as its Next Playground Location REDWOOD CITY, CA...
View ArticleFrom Palo Alto to Redwood City: The Incredible Journey of Magical Bridge...
Do you believe in magic? Well, I do, and the announcement to build a Magical Bridge playground in Redwood City makes me want to shout it from the rooftops! It was as though a magic wand fell into my...
View ArticleSequoia Healthcare District Grants $400,000 to Magical Bridge Playground in...
The Magical Bridge Foundation has received a grant of $400,000 from the Sequoia Healthcare District for the Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City’s Red Morton Park. The $3.3 million dollar...
View ArticleMagical Bridge Playground: Through the Eyes of Sydney Abraham
Slowly but surely, Sydney and her buddy Emma, from Palo Alto High School’s Best Buddies program, ascend the steps of the slide mound at Magical Bridge Playground. Holding hands, they sing songs about...
View ArticleMagical Bridge Playground: Through the Eyes of Jeffrey Zuegel
Jeffrey Zuegel is a six-foot Curious George–at least according to his parents. As he ponders the shapes of the swings and the way the structures spin faster each time he pushes them, it becomes clear...
View ArticleHappy Play for All Equals Healthier Communities
We like to say that play is a magic wand waved over all kinds of health challenges, improving vision and cardiovascular health, boosting gross motor skills and concentration, decreasing stress and...
View ArticleGirl Scout Asks, City Council Answers: Magical Bridge Playground Expands to...
Team Magical Bridge and Sunnyvale residents presented at Sunnyvale’s City Council meeting the evening of June 11, 2017. Sunnyvale City Council unanimously approved $1.8M towards Magical Bridge...
View ArticleProminent Companies and Foundations Band Together to Make Inclusive Play a...
Companies and foundations that Bay Area residents know well have come together to ensure that residents and visitors of Redwood City and the greater San Mateo County thrive through play! Seven...
View ArticleAnnouncing Magical Bridge Playground in Morgan Hill
Two Educators with Big Hearts Spark Magical Bridge Playground in Morgan Hill Decades ago, a young teacher was on playground duty when she met a student with disabilities who was eager to talk. The...
View ArticleVolunteering at Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto
Giving back is MAGICAL. Giving back at Magical Bridge is beyond MAGICAL….. We’re continually asked about ways to volunteer at Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto, and have now set up a structured...
View ArticleInnovating Retreat Spaces for Kids and Adults with Autism and Sensory...
At Magical Bridge Foundation, we know there are so many different ways to enjoy play. We also know that the playground industry is long overdue in innovating for children and adults of all ages and all...
View ArticleVisual Magic: Magical Bridge Foundation is Innovating for the Visually...
If you are visually impaired or blind, are you able to enjoy a public playground? If you are parent or caregiver for someone who is visually impaired or blind, do you typically have positive...
View ArticleInnovative Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto Featured at Cooper Hewitt,...
Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto is honored to be featured at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Access+Ability exhibition from December 15, 2007 through September 3, 2018. Over 57 million...
View ArticleAnnouncing Magical Bridge Playground Coming to Mountain View’s Rengstorff Park
Here Comes Magical Bridge in Mountain View! Generous gifts from local leaders and tech giant Google have launched Magical Bridge Playground in Mountain View, and the loudest fans of this fifth location...
View ArticleWhat Makes Magical Bridge Playground Unique and Welcoming for Everyone
Since its opening in April 2015, Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto has brought people together from across the country to play in the nation’s most innovative, inclusive playground. Two High...
View ArticleVideo about Magical Bridge Foundation and Magical Bridge Playground, Using...
Did you know that adding closed captioning (displaying dialog for those who are deaf), AND descriptive video (adding a voice describing the action on the screen for the blind) empowers video content to...
View ArticleSilicon Valley’s Santa Clara County is Poised to be the National Leader for...
Santa Clara County is becoming a LOT more MAGICAL! The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara approved $7M in funds to help build five new Magical Bridge Playground projects. Supervisor Mike...
View ArticleThe Magical Bridge Internship Taught Me That Cynicism is a Choice. But...
Prior to my summer internship at Magical Bridge Foundation, I had a rather cynical view of society. I felt that any attempt to make a positive difference was just a band-aid fix, while the root cause...
View ArticleSilicon Valley’s Santa Clara County is Poised to be the National Leader for...
Santa Clara County is becoming a LOT more MAGICAL! The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara approved $7M in funds to help build five new Magical Bridge Playground projects. Supervisor Mike...
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