The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, "Therapeutic humor is defined to be: any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life's situations." Read their collection of articles.

Jest for the Health of It for seminars and books on the healing powers of laughter

Positive Psychology: at last! See especially the High School curriculum.

Family Friendly Fun: "family fun activities and family health information to enhance the quality and enjoyment of family life, plus support for families with disabilities and special needs."

Fun Doing: "Bringing Humans Together, One Game at a Time" - here's their collection of links. See their activities section for more fun doings.

Parents and Teachers Place provides discussions and links for parents. It is part of the KidsCom website for children

Parent News is a state-of-the-art website offering parent resources and forums

National Parent Information Network is sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Parents' Place offers an extensive collection of articles and commercial resources

Camp Rena offers films and resources for play leaders

The Fun Federation provides adult play workshops in the UK, "offering a range of opportunities for adults to exercise their minds, bodies and spirits in as fun and playful a way as possible."

The American Association for the Child's Right to Play - offering much-needed advocacy for recess and children and all things right with this world.

The Serious Leisure Perspective - for those who take leisure seriously

North America Simulation and Gaming Association - bringing fun to learning

Original Play: Fred Donaldson's life and work - "Original Play is a gift from creation that connects all of life. It conveys the message that 'You are loveable and that there is nothing to fear.'"

The Institute for Play: articles, videos, speakers

The Center for Ludic Synergy: "The Center for Ludic Synergy exists to foster awareness of Life as Game"

Links to Humour Research from Jason Rutter

American Humor Studies Association: Publishes a scholarly journal on play, humor and society

The Humor Project:, founded and facilitated by Joel Goodman

TASP (The Association for the Study of Play) is a "multidisciplinary organization whose purpose is to  promote the study of play, to support and cooperate with other organizations having similar purposes, and to organize meetings and publications that facilitate the sharing and dissemination of information related to the study of play."

Work and Play from Lego's Serious Play

Fun links into the world of creative play from Creativity at Work

Humour University: Humor U "is dedicated to eradicating the dreaded disease of 'terminal seriousness'"

Toys from the Office Playground are inexpensive, fun, stress relieving, creativity inducing tools for maintaining focus and sanity.

Magister-L: "is a mailing list for the discussion of games as vehicles for spiritual expression." The HipBone Games are elegant paper and pencil games in the spirit of Hesse's Glass Bead Game

New Games: Dale LeFevre continues the tradition, and sells earthballs, too

Cooperation in Sport: Sports for people who "play for fun"

Ultimate Players Association: for players and advocates of Ultimate Frisbee - one of the few sports organizations to successfully embody the spirit of New Games. See especially "Spirit of the Game."

Footbag Peace Initiative: whole body, and wholehearted fun