Shade Area Lawn Alternative

We bought a home last August and it has a decent size yard that’s located in a very wooded, shady area. Most of the ground is just like natural forest floor weeds and stuff. I have two young kids so would like some sort of attractive “lawn like” covering they can play in and that will withstand moderate foot traffic. I was looking at some possible shade friendly lawn alternatives and came across the following:

1. Irish moss
2. Blue star creeper
3. miniature brass buttons

Have any experience using any of these for that purpose or have any suggestions?

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 03/05/2019 @ 1:37 pm

I have a few articles that may give you good alternatives:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/shade/ground-covers-for-shade.htm ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/shade-tolerant-grass.htm ^[2]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-7 ^[3]

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