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The new playground at Terra Nova Rural Park<\/a> in the City of Richmond is a destination-worthy playground. The City invested $1 million in the new playground which was designed by the Vancouver company Hapa Collaborative<\/a>. The playground is unique as it embraces the natural surroundings and encourages imaginative and energetic play.<\/p>\n

The playground occurs in 3 large sections. The main area features an unbelievably tall treehouse\/spiral slide combo. Our usually brave 3 year old freaked out at the top of the treehouse. \u00a0Fortunately the rope climbing structure (which is the only point of access) is pseudo-adult-friendly. I squished my way to the top (thanks to the lovely children who kindly moved out of my way so I could calm the shrieking child). \u00a0At the top we joined forces and sailed down the slide together. A slide 40 feet in height is not for the faint of heart. \u00a0I didn’t see another child freak out at the top, but everyone else seemed to be a bit older. \u00a0So ensure your child is super confident or be prepared to wriggle your way to the top (and inevitably amuse all the parents watching from below).<\/p>\n

\"Terra<\/a><\/p>\n

Also in the main section is a log climbing structure. \u00a0Imagine a pile of artfully placed logs and kids scrambling all over them. \u00a0There are also a multitude of rope structures for kids to dangle off of and pull themselves over.<\/p>\n

\"Terra<\/a><\/p>\n

In the far section a truly wonderful twisty slide entices the kids. \u00a0Note of caution, don’t put your kids in track pants. \u00a0That material combined with the metal slide almost launched my 3 year old into space. \u00a0He thought it was delightful; I thought about dental bills! \u00a0The zipline is ridiculously funny! \u00a0Some of the older kids were nearly able to flip themselves over. \u00a0There are a few swings as well.<\/p>\n

When we visited the section intended for smaller children was not yet open. \u00a0It looked incredibly intriguing and we can’t wait to visit when it is completed. \u00a0The official opening of the playground happened on September 27, 2014!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new playground at Terra Nova Rural Park in the City of Richmond is a destination-worthy playground. The City invested $1 million in the new playground which was designed by the Vancouver company Hapa Collaborative. The playground is unique as it embraces the natural surroundings and encourages imaginative and energetic
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