What a nice day yesterday! With temperatures in the 50s on the first day of February, Ellen and I decided to find a new playground to explore. We ended up at My Friend’s Place in South Windsor at the Parks & Recreation Department. Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 slides Location: 150 Nevers Road, South Windsor; there is onsite parking. Hours: Dawn to Dusk My Friend’s Place is an expansive play area with multiple playscapes,
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Ellen heads downtown to check out the scene in Hartford’s Bushnell Park. Ellen and I hadn’t been to a playground in a while, so we took a play break in Bushnell Park while running some errands in Downtown Hartford. Nothing like a slide to make us forget the agony of a trip to the bank! Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 slides Location: 65 Jewell Street, Hartford, entrance is near the intersection of Jewell and
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Our fearless playground tester/reporter scopes out the scene in Wethersfield. Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 slides. Location: 330 Garden Street, Wethersfield, CT Hours: 8am to sunset Mikey’s Place is a sprawling playground that features different playscapes and other features for children of all ages and abilities. Fun, fun, fun! Playscape: There are two primary playscapes. The one for smaller children feels like it goes on forever and is in a well fenced area with
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All this rain has been a real downer – I’m not allowed to go to the park when it’s rainy. And I really like to go to the park. Ask anyone, they’ve probably heard me campaigning for an outing. I completely don’t understand the whole “no park in the rain” rule. I’m almost 2 for goodness sakes, I’m not going to melt! Alas, I am trapped inside. Rather than using this time to aimlessly color,
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