“Mommy, you have to get off the road. The fire truck has an emergency!” I obediently step aside and the co-captains at the helm of the bright red fire truck speed through amid a cacophony of man-made sound effects. Sadly, though, the imaginary fire went ignored as the responding crew
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The first time we visited Borden Park we almost didn’t find the playground! There’s so much to see in this stunning East-central Edmonton park that you can easily overlook the nature-themed playground – but you shouldn’t! More on that in a minute. On our first visit we parked near the
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I’d like to rename this park “Dreamland”. The Spruce Grove Rotary Playscape may quite possibly be the perfect park. Billed as the park that was “designed by kids, for kids”, the bright colours and endless choices of playground equipment offer something for everyone. Parents will love the fact that the
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A year or so ago, I had a box of hand-me-downs to pass to a girlfriend. I packed up my twins and drove to my friends’ office, and made the delivery. As is customary, I immediately drove into the nearest neighbourhood, and started cruising around in search of a playground.
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We call it Bee Park. You couldn’t possibly know it by any other name – I mean, there’s a giant black bee guarding the sand pit. A good handful of his buddies decorate the giant tree-trunk that anchors the toddler park. (They also serve double duty as climbing wall holds)
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You probably think you know playgrounds. I know I certainly did. That was before I set eyes on the playground at The Hills at Charlesworth. The first thing I noticed was that it doesn’t really look like any other playgrounds I’ve ever seen before. That’s kind of the point. The
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We recently attended a family function in the Greenview neighbourhood and, as is usually the case, I promised my kids we’d tie a park trip into our day. At the end, we said goodbye to our hosts, and drove off into an unfamiliar neighbourhood, eyes peeled for a playground. I
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15 years working in television taught me a lot of things, but arguably the one I think of the most, especially when I’m writing, is that you have to let the pictures tell the story. That was all I could think about when we visited Hazeldean Playground! Hazeldean is a
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I recently attended a barbecue at the home of a friend who doesn’t have children. Another friend and I wondered what we’d do to occupy our kids in a toyless home with a small backyard crowded with adults. We spotted a park around the corner and decided to walk our
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It is simply fact – playgrounds are getting cooler. I present Exhibit A: Argyll Community Playground. This park is so new (at time of writing – August 3, 2018) that fencing is still up to keep kids off the fresh grass, and the green shack program doesn’t even have a shack
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