Let’s Play America was founded in July 2014 by Pat Rumbaugh and Daniel Nakamura to encourage people of all ages to give themselves time to play daily.  Read more about Pat and Daniel.

It all began in March 2009 when TakomaPlays! was formed. This organization consisted of people who wanted to promote play within their community.

The group of play advocates met regularly and began to plan free play events.  They also applied to the nonprofit KaBOOM and succeeded in having Takoma Park designated as a Playful City USA in 2009.  Takoma Park was named a Playful City every year, until the program ended in 2017.

With TakomaPlays! success, Pat and Daniel decided to co-found Let’s Play America to bring this vision to communities throughout Maryland and the rest of the country.

Let’s Play America now serves as a model of what other communities aspire to with their advocating and promotion of accessible play for all. Learn more about how you can create a play group in your community.