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,
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
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
Another report from the field by our interprid playground reporter. Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 slides Location: 877 Flatbush Avenue, West Hartford, at the corner of South Quaker Lane. Hours: Dawn to Dusk A great place for younger children to go burn off some energy in a controlled environment. There is just one (large) piece of equipment, so no need to worry about anything distracting from focused playing! Playscape: The sole entertainment at this
Welcome to the first of our new series of local playground reviews. For those just joining us, here is the initial idea. Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Slides Location: 180 Elizabeth Street in Hartford, at the north end of Oxford Street. (Note that 180 Elizabeth is not a real address, but seems to work on Google Maps) Hours: Dawn to Dusk The playground at Elizabeth Park is ideal for younger children, and also has