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Tools and activities for students, teachers, and more

Below you'll find "how-to" playbooks, teaching tools, and activities focused on inclusive design, starting a club or program, advocating for inclusive play, and spreading kindness in your community. Delve in and see what you can do — it’s a great way to build leadership skills, meet new friends, and serve your community.

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Activities for field trips, learning, and fun

Coloring Pages

Printable coloring sheets to get to know Magical Bridge

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Puzzles

Crossword, word search and Kindness Bingo

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Scavenger Hunt

Find the inclusive design features at Magical Bridge — Palo Alto

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Inclusive Design Activity

Use design-thinking to brainstorm inclusion on the playground

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About Disabilities

Learn about disabilities and imagine how people might play

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Brainstorm Dice Activity

Roll the dice and brainstorm play for different disabilities

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Magical Bridge Playbooks
Created by Teen Kindness Ambassadors

Start a Magical Bridge Club at school or your neighborhood

By Naia Tormala

Your step-by-step guide to starting a service or awareness club at school focused on understanding, serving, or advocating for those with disabilities at school and in the community.

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Host a student field trip to Magical Bridge

This guide provides a framework for a meaningful trip to Magical Bridge playground based on our work with 500+ students from over 20 schools who have visited the playground to learn the importance of inclusive play and designing public spaces for all.

Start a sports camp for neurodiverse youth

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By Ava Randall and Sophia Stavrakos

You'll learn how to create a one-to-one adaptive sports experience that brings teens, families, and neurodivergent participants together through the power of play.

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Create a Magical Bridge library with our reading lists

By Toni Loew

Set up a Magical Bridge section of your library with books focused on understanding disabilities, inclusion, and acceptance. Our recommended reading lists range from picture books to chapter books and graphic novels.

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Advocate to bring Magical Bridge to your community

By Gautham Ramkumar

Learn the power of advocacy and how to communicate with local leaders to bring inclusive play (or anything you're passionate about) to your community.

Start a Magical Bridge Friendship Club

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By Izzy Grimmer

Inspired by her brother, Izzy envisioned a space where friendships could grow for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Start a club where laughter, connection, and community take center stage.

Kind by Design

This activity book created by Magical Bridge teaches disability awareness and inclusive playground design through design-thinking exercises, puzzles, and more. It's a great companion for a field trip — before and after the visit.

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