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That's this one. The toddler playground was closed for resurfacing. (And why is it that safety surfaces are invariably black? That just makes their heat-absorbing properties worse! Don't start me on the lack of shade in playgrounds either.)
Now, you know I've talked a lot before about absurd age-ranges on playgrounds. A playground marked for ages "5-12" when it's really more like a 3-9 set-up, or that bizarre one in California that claimed to be suited for kids aged 2-12 (no such thing).
This is one that works for a wide range of ages, this playground. Most of the structures are just hard enough to challenge an older kid, with an easier method for younger kids. Only one structure really was not Evangeline-safe - a platform with no way down but down the ladder or the firepole, and the whole thing some 7 feet up. (Alas, we were *up there* when I saw there was no way to get to the lower level that had a slide! So I had to call for help, and another woman lifted Evangeline down for me.)
The real plus of this playground, though, is that it's not just a random group of play structures. There's a "fort" that really works like a maze, and the sprinkler runs down a channel and makes a little bit of a pool at the end, and the whole place looks like it's just made for kids to run around and pretend in, instead of simply proving that they can climb really high.
More playgrounds should be built with that in mind.
Nearest bathroom is at Tavern on the Green, and they *will* let you use their toilets. Yay!
Now, you know I've talked a lot before about absurd age-ranges on playgrounds. A playground marked for ages "5-12" when it's really more like a 3-9 set-up, or that bizarre one in California that claimed to be suited for kids aged 2-12 (no such thing).
This is one that works for a wide range of ages, this playground. Most of the structures are just hard enough to challenge an older kid, with an easier method for younger kids. Only one structure really was not Evangeline-safe - a platform with no way down but down the ladder or the firepole, and the whole thing some 7 feet up. (Alas, we were *up there* when I saw there was no way to get to the lower level that had a slide! So I had to call for help, and another woman lifted Evangeline down for me.)
The real plus of this playground, though, is that it's not just a random group of play structures. There's a "fort" that really works like a maze, and the sprinkler runs down a channel and makes a little bit of a pool at the end, and the whole place looks like it's just made for kids to run around and pretend in, instead of simply proving that they can climb really high.
More playgrounds should be built with that in mind.
Nearest bathroom is at Tavern on the Green, and they *will* let you use their toilets. Yay!
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