by Sheila | Apr 19, 2012 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Maplewood’s De Hart Park is a nice little park adjacent to the DeHart Community Center, sometimes the bathroom is opened inside center, but on the day we went it was not. Has a roller hockey court that we used with the trikes and bikes. Kids liked the bouncy seesaw....
by Sheila | Mar 24, 2012 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Orchard Park is a lovely wooden-style castle playground located in a quiet street in Maplewood NJ. If you have been to the Loop at Watchung Reservation before they started renovating it, it has a very similar look but in a much smaller scale. My friend Bin had...
by Sheila | Aug 11, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Valley Street between Oakland Road & Oakland Avenue, Maplewood, NJ. (Playground really closer to Oakland Avenue though) Logistics: Although it is right by the train station, there is no accessibility for the disabled. Right across from the Firehouse. Sign on...
by Sheila | Jul 27, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Maplewood, Outdoor Playgrounds
Too many parks, too little time. Being a mom managing a “for fun and sharing site” with 3 kids, you don’t get to cover as much physical ground and often seek out help through other people and google searches. Local news, local message boards...
