For our park, we chose one the kids have actually been to quite a bit with our church moms' group, but don't remember well as we haven't been there in a year (so they thought it was a new one for our list). We went to Elwood Park, 31419 Maclure Rd. I like this park, as it's newer, pretty safe, and there's always some shade to be enjoyed on a hot day. (Or on a rainy day, I suppose- a natural umbrella for the parents when the crazy kids want to climb and slide and get soaking wet.)
The kids LOVED the park. Although I am beginning to think that they are not the most picky consumers- if it's big and bright, and especially if it has really high platforms with big slides, they tend give it an impressive rating such as "264hundred" as they approach the playground.
As for Cam, he thought it was pretty cool, and "safe, but not crazy safe" which I think he meant as a compliment to the parks ability to still appeal to adventurous kids. This park is also kinda joined to Fishtrap Creek Park, which is a cool nature-y park (and an excellent place for photos).
Upsides: Bathrooms, shade, awesome forested area behind the playground (needle free as far as I could see), lots to climb (climbing wall too).
Downsides: Not a dedicated toddler area- Mia fared well on the smaller section but a couple of months ago she wouldn't have been able to balance and would have been relegated to the baby swing for most of the play time. Also...bark mulch. All the new playgrounds seem to have it and all the moms I talk to don't really like it for its splintering-and-getting-stuck-in-flops-and-crocs qualities. But I'm sure the good people designing playgrounds have done their research...
grown up all day!!
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