Design studio Formafantasma has created a picture book for children, exploring humans' relationship to the natural world through a fable-like adventure. More about Formafantasma releases picture book to teach children about the environment
Italian designer Mara Bragagnolo has created a flat-pack furniture collection that can be tailored to meet the diverse needs of children on the autism spectrum. More about Mara Bragagnolo designs puzzle-style furniture for autistic children
A crimson, pink and orange entrance pops against the white exterior of Multi-childcare Crèche in north-eastern France, completed by local studio Dominique Coulon & Associés. More about Dominique Coulon & Associés creates colour-blocked creche in France
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa and playground brand Jakuets have unveiled a series of sculptural objects for children to climb on, slide down or play with in any way they like, at Milan design week. More about Naoto Fukasawa designs colourful children's sculptures that are "impossible not to play with"
British architect Peter Cook has unveiled his design for a playful children's pavilion decorated in Lego bricks, which is set to be built next to the Serpentine gallery in London. More about Peter Cook reveals "curvaceous and strange" children's Serpentine pavilion made from Lego
Fabric canopies, brick arcades and small alcoves help cater for a variety of sensory needs at the Sai Kirupa Special School in India, completed by local studio Biome Environmental Solutions. More about Biome Environmental Solutions designs Indian school to cater for various sensory needs
From rooftop play areas to interactive indoor landscapes, playgrounds are no longer confined to the outdoors. We've rounded up a selection of colourful play spaces that transform traditional ideas of play. More about Ten colourful playgrounds that spark children's imaginations
Dezeen Showroom: the latest and largest addition to Latvian brand Wigiwama's line of modular children's furniture is the Flipster seat, which can be used as a chair, lounger or play mat. More about Flipster seat by Wigiwama
Architecture studio Snøhetta has created a cloud-like form that reflects the purpose of the La Nube children's centre in El Paso, USA, while emphasising the transnational constituency of the Texas border city. More about Snøhetta creates cloud-like children's museum in El Paso
Local practice Studio Vapore has reimagined the Western Academy of Beijing's elementary school library in China, blending elements from children's stories with traditional Chinese architectural motifs. More about Studio Vapore creates children's story-informed library for Beijing school
Global architecture and engineering company HDR has created an interactive museum and workshop for children with a dynamic aluminium facade in Omaha, Nebraska. More about HDR references Midwestern machine-sheds for Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha
Danish toymaker Lego has unveiled its first minifigures with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards, which signal that the wearer has a non-visible condition such as autism or dementia. More about Lego releases toy figures with sunflower lanyards to represent hidden disabilities
Czech architecture studio Čtyřstěn Architekti has completed House for Julia, a children's hospice in Brno designed as a "modern sanctuary" tucked within a large park. More about Čtyřstěn Architekti nestles Czech Republic's first children's hospice into park
US studio SHED Architecture and Design has converted a former information centre into a colourful children's play space for a preschool at Seattle's Pike Place Market. More about SHED creates indoor-outdoor play space in downtown Seattle
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
Visitors to the Replay event at the Design Museum during London Design Festival were able to participate in a game designed to make use of waste materials gathered from the city's workshops. More about "Interactive architecture game" encourages players to get creative with waste materials
Dezeen Showroom: children's furniture brand Wigiwama has introduced the Moon chair, a modular seat that can also be played with. More about Moon chair by Mark Litvyakov for Wigiwama
Glue made from rice, crayons that draw on any surface and a stool that turns into an easel are among the unconventional craft equipment developed by Tokyo children's brand Woset for the next generation of artists and designers. More about Woset creates pared-back art supplies to kickstart children's imagination
Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. More about CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China
German studio Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen has converted a former chocolate factory in Dresden into a youth club and assisted living centre for children. More about Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen converts German chocolate factory into supported housing for children