It’s the playground where I see my kids perform their greatest feats of sports imagination. “Here comes Charlie, our youngest competitor,” my 7 yr old will announce as if he’s Akbar Gbaja Biamila on American…
Posts tagged playgrounds
Playgrounds Are SUPPOSED To Be Challenging And Dangerous!
Are you a worrier about your kids on playgrounds? Me too. Do you think they’re too dangerous for your kids? Me too. But, playgrounds are SUPPOSED to be like that.
Thanks To American Ninja Warrior, Playgrounds Freak Me Out
My kids love American Ninja Warrior, it was their favorite show of the summer. Because of it, the simplest of playgrounds has turned in to amateur parkour as they strut their stuff and give daddy a heart attack.
Mall Replaces Playground Wth iPads And It’s All Your Fault
Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, BC has taken down their playground and put in iPads. Too many kids were getting hurt after being ignored. Now everyone loses.
Traveling With Kids: The Best Playgrounds In Vancouver
The best playgrounds in Vancouver are the ones where mom and dad and the kids have fun. They are along the beaches, and they’re beautiful. Here’s my faves.
Beaches Are The Best
The absolutely most perfect place to spend a day is the beach. Aspen Beach at Gull Lake features a long shallow shoreline where kids can run and play. Bring the buckets and shovels and sit on the grass while they dig and build and collaborate for hours. Too bad it took until the last weekend of summer for me to discover it.
Water Park Guns As Assault Weapons
[twitter]What do you do when an 8-year-old you don’t know unloads an entire water pistol on your chest? If you’re me, you yell at him. Let me back up a bit. With a heat wave…
18 Of The World’s Best Playgrounds
[twitter]Kids + Playgrounds = Best Day Ever. It’s one of my absolute favorite things to do with my kids. I climb up on that rock face, squeeze my butt down the slide and deke around…
Free Parking
Parks. I love them. The kids love them. And they’re free. There are 2 keys for families buying a new home: proximity to schools and parks. Our new home is close to 3 schools and…