Featured Burke Playgrounds

Kids Kingdom - Picayune, MS

Creating a place where all children in the community and beyond can come together for play, to express themselves and to be kids. That was the goal for Kids Kingdom in Picayune, MS and they achieved it with an incredible design that gives “play for all” a whole new meaning. A mixture of freestanding play events from music and games to climbing and spinning, provide engagement and surprises for children of all ages and abilities. The Brava^® Universal Swing highlights everyone’s ability to swing and have control over their play experience while the Nucleus^® Evolution^® Tower beckons children for adventure and exploration. This exciting, engaging playspace will be the backdrop for many happy memories for all those who visit.

Grant's Playground at Bloomington Lutheran School - Bloomington, Minnesota

Make-A-Wish Minnesota’s mission is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Kids can choose how they want to fulfill their one true wish – a wish to be, to go, to meet, to have or to give. Grant, a boy from Minnesota who was battling leukemia, used his wish to give a playground to his school. During his treatment, Grant fell even more in love with playing outside on playgrounds and wanted to share that love with his school friends through his wish. The process of designing and building this play environment resulted in an incredible space where children can learn, socialize, develop and have fun together through play – but it also built more than that – it built a sense of community and an understanding that together, we can do more. This space will stand for years as a testament to the strength and generosity of Grant but also as a reminder that community is really the heart of everything we do.

Camera Park - Glendale Heights, Illinois

An engaging color scheme, loads of play value and opportunities for intergenerational engagement and fun are the highlights of Camera Park in Glendale Heights, IL. Located just west of Chicago, this beautiful greenspace boasts a combination of swinging, sliding, spinning, climbing and outdoor obstacle course fitness that engages children and adults from 2-5, 5-12 and 13+! Intermixed throughout the park are trees, pathways and grass so there is room to move and explore both in and out of the playspace. A water feature keeps kids cool on hot days and a large shelter offers room to rest, socialize and spend time together with family, friends and neighbors.