Ball pits are colorful, fun and ... crawling with germs, so says a study published late last month in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Does your child just love to romp around in a pool of colorful balls? A new study finds that ball pits can be riddled with germs.

A study by the University of North Georgia found ball pits in physical therapy offices were crawling with microbes, including some pretty dangerous ones, according to MetroParent.com.

A 2018 study found “considerable microbial colonization” including bacteria in ball pits that had been used for physical therapy.

Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families - may contribute to germ transmission between patients ...

Researchers randomly pulled nine to 15 balls from each of six different ball pits located in inpatient physical therapy clinics or outpatient clinics within the state of Georgia. Samples were ...

Ball pits used in children's physical therapy -- similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families -- may contribute to germ transmission between patients, according to new research.

A new study has found that the ball pits used by children in physical therapy clinics may be colonized with various microorganisms, some of which are pathogenic.

A March 2019 study from the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega supports the belief of many parents that ball pits are contaminated with germs, dirt and other unpleasant things.

A study by the University of North Georgia found ball pits in physical therapy offices were crawling with microbes, including some pretty dangerous ones, according to MetroParent.com.

But experts say ball pits should be cleaned regularly. In fact, they found that the physical therapy clinics they studied sometimes didn't clean their ball pits for days or even weeks.

Ball pits have been enticing children to jump in since they started popping up in restaurant chains in the 1980s, but a new study found that kids are basically jumping into a sea of germs and ...