Covering New Ground
Today was a day that I've been waiting for ever since I got a copy of the local school system's schedule. Labor Day means no class, and no class means no students (it also means a night filled with Pabst Blue Ribbon and Mama's Family re-runs, but that's not the kind of "no class" to which I'm referring).
Since school was out today, I took Connor to the elementary school that's really close to our house to play on the playground. With the dire shortage of nearby playgrounds, we seize any opportunity for new discoveries we can get — especially ones close by since gas is so expensive right now.
So, with that said, we once again return to the latest installment of Carter's playground ratings.
On a scale of 1-10:
Overall quality of playground: 8/10 — The school district can't have ramshackle, wobbly play equipment for its children, so you can expect everything on this playground to be nice and safe — except that Connor managed to cut his lip and get a mild black eye. It was my fault for waiting in the car while he played, I guess.
Type of substance on the play surface: 9/10 — THIS is what I'm talking about. Cedar chips underfoot is one of the very best substances to put on a playground. It is soft enough that, should a kid fall, it wont cause scraped knees, but it provides a surface that's plenty hard for hardcore playing...HARDCORE!
Amount of shade: 1/10 — Okay, this one I can't really gripe too much about because this is a school playground. Nothing wears kids out better than a mid-day bake on a solar panel of a playground. Not what I prefer, but then again, I'm only keeping up with one kid, not twenty-three.
Cleanliness: 8/10 — Used "freeze ice" tubes and "Good Job" stickers were blowing around a bit, but overall, the area was pretty clean. I didn't see any half-buried poop anywhere.
Extras: 5/10 — Yeah, it's a school playground. "You will play hard, get very tired and be quiet for the rest of the day," is pretty much the goal of this space. But, come next school holiday, we will be going back.
Since school was out today, I took Connor to the elementary school that's really close to our house to play on the playground. With the dire shortage of nearby playgrounds, we seize any opportunity for new discoveries we can get — especially ones close by since gas is so expensive right now.
So, with that said, we once again return to the latest installment of Carter's playground ratings.
On a scale of 1-10:
Overall quality of playground: 8/10 — The school district can't have ramshackle, wobbly play equipment for its children, so you can expect everything on this playground to be nice and safe — except that Connor managed to cut his lip and get a mild black eye. It was my fault for waiting in the car while he played, I guess.
Type of substance on the play surface: 9/10 — THIS is what I'm talking about. Cedar chips underfoot is one of the very best substances to put on a playground. It is soft enough that, should a kid fall, it wont cause scraped knees, but it provides a surface that's plenty hard for hardcore playing...HARDCORE!
Amount of shade: 1/10 — Okay, this one I can't really gripe too much about because this is a school playground. Nothing wears kids out better than a mid-day bake on a solar panel of a playground. Not what I prefer, but then again, I'm only keeping up with one kid, not twenty-three.
Cleanliness: 8/10 — Used "freeze ice" tubes and "Good Job" stickers were blowing around a bit, but overall, the area was pretty clean. I didn't see any half-buried poop anywhere.
Extras: 5/10 — Yeah, it's a school playground. "You will play hard, get very tired and be quiet for the rest of the day," is pretty much the goal of this space. But, come next school holiday, we will be going back.
posted by Carter at 9:07 PM
1 Comments:
The last time I took my kids to the local park a few blocks from my house we opened our car doors to two used condoms. "Daddy, what are these for?" Almost picking them up.
To which I replied, "They're for grown ups." Thankfully, at ages 8 and 11 this answer still works, but not for long I am guessing.
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