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On these cold, dark wintery days, weather is the thing most likely to keep kids from playing outside. It is very easy to turn up the thermostat, lose track of our ‘screen time’ and minimise our exposure...

Percussion Play have been working with Symphoria - the musician-owned and operated successor to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra - to create permanent outdoor musical instrument 'stations' in three locations...

We're delighted to share with you photos of the first play area in India to feature Percussion Play instruments thanks to our representation by the great people at Pan India Play.

Based in Pune, Maharashtra...

Last week we were delighted to welcome a new distributor to our team. Meet Eglė Prieskienienė from UAB 'Dego', who is the brand new distributor of Percussion Play Outdoor Musical Instruments in Lithuania.

Visiting...

Last weekend, Percussion Play was delighted to attend the only Dementia Festival (that wwe'reaware of) in the UK, held at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Ampfield.

The festival's aim was to educate...

St. Joseph’s At Fleming a long-term care home in Peterborough, Ontario have created a wonderful new sensory path which aims to enhance the quality of life for its residents. The 'Resident Sensory Accessibility...

From 14 to 17 September 2016, the green carpet is being rolled out again at the exhibition centre in Nuremberg for the 22nd GaLaBau exhibition. Over 1300 international companies are exhibiting, all specialising...

We all know that playing music is fun but have you ever considered how much it affects children's brains? Music has the potential to unlock a huge variety of skills in children without them even realising...

Let’s hope that the sun will be shining for 'Empty Classroom Day' on Friday 17th June.

An annual celebration of learning outside, Empty Classroom Day is a chance to inspire schools to take to their...

Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison — two-thirds of the famed children’s trio Sharon, Lois and Bram known for songs like 'Little Rabbit Foo Foo,' 'One Elephant Went Out to Play'...

“Shakespeare 400” is a year-long, worldwide celebration of the life of William Shakespeare and marking the 400th anniversary of his death in 1616. Music is central to the work of Shakespeare. The majority...

There are more than 16,000 playgrounds provided by district councils in England, but are there enough to serve the 11 million children aged under 15 nationwide? Well, those figures equate to around 690...

We're coming to the end of the first-ever National School Autism Awareness Week (14-18 March), led by the National Autistic Society. During the week, schools were encouraged to get involved in a wide variety...

Yesterday, the former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and the national deafblind charity, Sense, launched a national report, ‘The Case for Play’. The report revealed that play opportunities for...

Percussion Play were delighted to join up with Rupert Oliver’s Ideas Factory to exhibit at this year’s National Farm Attraction Network annual conference and trade show.

With over 250 members, The...

This is the season when spades of cringe-worthy Christmas tunes are on constant rotation in supermarkets, department stores, and coffee shops. It is virtually impossible to leave the house without hearing...

Percussion Play is excited to announce the availability of a new resource for architects, landscape architects and other design professionals to make adding Percussion Play outdoor musical instruments...

The American School of Milan (ASM) is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school offering American-style education in the south of Milan.

The playground project was sponsored by the...

Meet Capella: A Bright, Colorful Take on Outdoor Musical Play

We’re thrilled to introduce the Capella – a brand new addition to our collection of diatonic outdoor musical instruments....

We had several visitors come to Percussion Play towers yesterday. They’d come along to see and play our outdoor musical instruments and so in preparation we bought a selection of instruments out onto...

Music education is a crucial part of general education that is often overlooked in today's curriculum. However, many studies have shown the unique benefits of including music in every child's...

The good news is that it doesn't have to be complicated or expensive to add music to your outdoor space. This article presents seven easy ways to add music to your outdoor area.

For Darker Areas or...

Music Therapy Week is a week of campaigning to help raise awareness of how music therapy can improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities across the UK.

Donald Wetherick,...

Love them or hate them, the World Cup in South Africa was echoed by the sound of the vuvuzelas. So what's the sound in Rio? Well, apparently, it's the 'Caxirola' - a rattle-type instrument based on the...

We've had some wonderful comments and photos of the outdoor instruments installed on the Boscombe Pier musical trail. Interestingly it seems the adults are enjoying them just as much as the children, always...