by Sheila | Aug 12, 2009 | Outdoor Playgrounds, PA Playgrounds/Attractions, Philadelphia Zoo
34th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. *guest post* There are some great attractions at the Philadelphia Zoo. Great exhibits, all kinds of animals including very cool carnivores, including lions, tigers, cheetahs, bears, and others. Primates, penguins and...
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 | Aug 10, 2009 | Essex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, South Orange
298 Walton Avenue, South Orange, NJ. Very close to Maplewood border. Small nice shady park, and red tubes give kids plenty of opportunity to crawl through them. A few spaces for parking and it was pretty quiet when we went. Less popular than Memorial Park in...
by sararall | Aug 9, 2009 | Martinsville, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Chimney Rock Rd., 3 blocks south of Washington Valley Rd., Martinsville, Somerset Co. Admin Note: More from Sara Rall, thanks for the great pictures, and recommendations on the food establishments in the area. I just saw the site for Gabriel’s Fountain and we...
by sararall | Aug 9, 2009 | Bound Brook, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Uncategorized
561 East High St., Bound Brook (Somerset Co.) Another Post by Sara Rall, if I had a payroll she’d be on it! Found a link to the Crusaders website whose home is Billian Legion Park, they have some nice photos also of the ballfield as well. A large,...
by Sheila | Aug 4, 2009 | East Windsor, Mercer County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Woods Road, East Windsor, NJ Vinny Burzi shares some more great pictures, this time from East Windsor. They have a great Youth Directory online to check out more activities for kids. From Vinny: Woods Road Community Park is located at Woods Road just south of...
by Sheila | Aug 3, 2009 | LBI, Ocean County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Holly Ave. and W. Salem Avenue, Harvey Cedars, NJ See harvey cedars site and map.  Thanks C&S, master of the photoshop, for sharing your pictures of Sunset park in LBI! LBI is alot of fun in the summer with kids, and here is something to do for free! ...
by Sheila | Jul 31, 2009 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Warren
By Sara Rall: Warren Township’s playground is at the south end of Bardy Rd., off Mountain Blvd., Warren (Somerset Co.). Follow Bardy Rd. around in a big circle to get to the parking lot. They have a large pavilion with a bathroom that is sometimes unlocked, a...
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...
by Sheila | Jul 27, 2009 | Bridgewater, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Another Guest Post by Sara Rall! Adamsville School, 400 Union Ave. (Route 28) in Bridgewater (Somerset Co.) Has a terrific playground for older children with a large climbing structure, monkey bars, swings, a tire swing, balance beams that wobble when you walk on...
