Sunday, February 15, 2009

Are we having fun yet?

My 9-year-old gets upset when she hears about all of the great playgrounds of the 1970's. Oh, what she wouldn't give for a rocketship slide, a maniacally whirling merry-go-round, or a swing that can zoom sky high. Hot summer days are just not the same without a triangular, metallic slide to burn your behind on.

I am looking for examples of these lovely-but-potentially-dangerous classic playgrounds. In the meantime, I have found one to drool over: the adventure playground at the Berkeley marina, where kids pick up saws and hammers and build their own jungle gyms and swing sets. Check it out at:

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Marina/marinaexp/adventplgd.html

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