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Check out our latest blog post for some great photos of the Opening Day Celebration at Magical Bridge Santa Clara!

Magical Bridge Santa Clara Grand Opening - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Magical Bridge Santa Clara Grand Opening was August 28th and it was huge success! Our crew spent the day ahead cleaning and preparing the playhouse for the celebration.

Check out newest blog post; a fun fort full of bridges, towers and magical play!

Fort FarAway - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Welcome to a land faraway! Or at least that is how you will feel in this sprawling treehouse and fort. Elegantly situated in a groove of redwood trees in the family’s new yard, play knows no bounds. Let’s tour this fort in the trees!

Check out the process of installing the roof on our 2-story theater playhouse at Magical Bridge Mountain View.

Guiding in the Roof at Magical Bridge Mountain View! - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Last week we installed the roof of this play structure, the 6th Magical Bridge two-story theater playhouse. Barbara and crew look forward to this event. Even after doing it six times, they are still excited to see it all come together!

Wednesday's Opening was a beautiful, fun-filled day at Magical Bridge Santa Clara Playground! Many thanks to Magical Bridge Foundation and the City of Santa Clara for making this project happen!

The whole crew really came together to finish up these adorable play features! Special thanks to our retired stainer and sign painter; Rudi, for coming down to do the detailed painting work on these.

Today at 3PM! Come out to support this amazing playground and have some fun!

We're so excited for the Grand Opening of Magical Bridge Santa Clara Playground this Wednesday!
It got us reminiscing about Barbara's journey of building structures for public spaces, so we wrote a blog post about her 22 year history of working on public playgrounds.
Check it out!

Creating Play Spaces for Everyone: 22 Years of Public Play Structures - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. 2024 has been an excited year for us, specifically in our public-use projects: Barbara just got back from Venice CA installing her 16th play structure for affordable housing developer Thomas Safran & Associates ; We built and installed our 5th Magical Bridge Playground at Santa Clar

The crew is getting the Playhouse (and other Barbara Butler structures) ready to SPARKLE for the Grand Opening of the newest Magical Bridge Playground at Central Park in Santa Clara this Wednesday, August 28th at 3PM.

The park is located at 909 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara CA 95051

Come join us at at the grand opening of the newest Magical Bridge Playground! Explore the Mission-style playhouse, the laser harp and all the fun swings, slides, spins and activities! If you need a break from the fun, relax in a retreat hut, or even a hammock along the perimeter of the playground.

See you there!

The current owners of this fort are moving and need to relocate it quickly, so they are offering it for free to someone who can dismantle and move it by July 15th.
A great deal!
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Robin Hood's Fort - FREE - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. HURRY!  FREE Used Robin Hood’s Fort with (2) Bridges The owner is moving and must have their fort removed within the next 2 weeks. This beautiful fort is free to whoever will dismantle and remove without charge by July 15 th !  Please contact [email protected]

New blog post up! Check out our selection of unique structures designed for minimal space.

Small on Space, Big on Fun - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Dreaming of a sprawling, multi-level treehouse with Elven vibes, but your space or budget is telling you it better be on par with a little hobbit house? Well we’ve got you covered! Today we’re sharing some of our smallest and most budget-friendly treehouses, playhouses and forts that we build he...

Newly added to our Play Bargains is this 2-story weatherproof playhouse that was built in 2018 and is now ready for a new home.

Check it out!

Atherton Cottage - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Used Atherton Cottage play structure for sale by owner. This beautiful, high-end, 2-story Playhouse (100% waterproof) with bridge to a tree fort was built in 2018, is located on the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula, and is in great condition! For Sale by Owner, the asking price is $35,60

An early look at the newest Magical Bridge playground in Santa Clara!

We've built our 5th Ava's Bridge! Check out all the versions of this inspirational aspect of the Magical Bridge Playground's in our newest blog post.

Ava's Bridge - Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. Every Magical Bridge Playground has many special features that recognize the inspiration behind the concept of magical play for people of all abilities (the Kindness Corners, Donors Walls, Hideaway Huts, etc.) but from the beginning, Ava’s Bridge has become the physical manifestation and symbol of...

Great article from KQED about inclusive playgrounds!

What Do Truly Accessible and Inclusive Playgrounds Look Like? | KQED Playgrounds set the foundation for belonging and social inclusion for kids and adults of all abilities.

Follow our progress as we install our 5th Magical BridgePlayhouse!

A Magical Installation — Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. - Treehouse Building Supplies This winter we have been busy building and installing our 5th Magical Bridge Playhouse ! This is the biggest one yet, with a theater stage that is over 3 times larger then any previous stage. Here’s our crew after doing the final test assembly of what we built in our shop: (from left to right) Jos...

Fun photos from Opening Day of the El Carmelo All-Inclusive Playground

Retreat Hut at El Carmelo All-Inclusive Playground — Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. - Treehouse Building Supplies The All-Inclusive Playground at El Carmelo opened on October 18th, one of the first partnerships between Magical Bridge Foundation and a public school to provide accessible play. Although small, this playground includes several key pieces of playground equipment, including an embankment slide, a s

In honor of Indigenous People Day...

Muwekma Ohlone Land Acknowledgement — Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. - Treehouse Building Supplies Makkin Mak Muwekma Wolwoolum, ‘Akkoy Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi! We are the Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome to Our Land, Where We Are Born!

Fort Graham is a skillfully refurbished and updated older play structure with the addition of new parts, creating this stunning Texas Tree Fort for children.

Fort Graham is a Texas Treefort — Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc. - Treehouse Building Supplies