by Sheila | Dec 30, 2010 | Central, Indoor Places to Play
CLOSED!!! THERE’s A NEW LOCATION IN MILLSTONE, NJ THAT GOES TO WEBSITE. THIS POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES!Junglerrrific located on 2226 Route 9 South, Howell NJ was recommended to us a while back by a fan on our facebook page. We received more positive...
by Sheila | Dec 28, 2010 | Z Blog
Update 2016: Hey friends, we would love to share our NJ Playground readers snow creations after the blizzard, so send them to us either email, on Facebook or comment with link to your picture, we’d love to hear from you!  One lucky person will receive a $10...
by sararall | Oct 31, 2010 | Independence, Outdoor Playgrounds, Warren County Playgrounds
Editor’s Note- Happy Halloween! Located 2 miles from Shades of Death Road, Sara found a great spot to play 🙂 Guest Post by Sara Rall- Green Acres/Field of Dreams playground, about half way down Cemetery Rd. off Route 46 in the Great Meadows section of...
by sararall | Oct 28, 2010 | Berkeley Heights, Outdoor Playgrounds, Union County Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Snyder Ave. Park, just north of the train tracks (and a few blocks south of Springfield Ave.) on Snyder Ave. in Berkeley Heights, Union Co. just opened in October 2010. The playground is set back from the road and completely surrounded by a...
by Sheila | Oct 24, 2010 | North Plainfield, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Green Acres Park, on Rockview Terrace just southeast of Green Brook Rd. in North Plainfield (Somerset Co.) is a fairly new playground in a lovely park. The playground features a large structure for older kids and a smaller one for younger...
by Sheila | Oct 18, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Ridgefield Park
199 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ. Overpeck County Park was just redone, and has been the buzz of our facebook fan page for over a month now. Not only does it have climbing nets galore, but it has so many spinners, and a rubbery chip/mulch landing. I made the...
by Sheila | Oct 12, 2010 | Fall fun
With October here, pumpkin patches, hayrides and all sorts of fall fun, we thought it would be a good idea to put together a Fall Fun post. Yes, I know there are so much information out there already, but thought with all this info overload, let’s find out...
by sararall | Oct 10, 2010 | Edison, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Central Ave. Park at the northeast end of Central Ave., two (long) blocks from Plainfield Ave. and the Edison train station (in Middlesex County) is a sunny, urban neighborhood park with lots of nice, new equipment. The main play structure has...
by sararall | Oct 9, 2010 | Dunellen, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Morecraft Park, at the corner of 1st St. and Sanford Ave in Dunellen, Middlesex County is a pleasant neighborhood park with some interesting features. There is a somewhat aging play structure for older children with lots of interesting...
by sararall | Oct 7, 2010 | Franklin, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Dunham Lebed Park, Willow Ave and 15th St. in the Ukrainian Village section of Franklin Twp., Somerset County is a lovely neighborhood park perfect for kids who like plastic climbing walls. There is one main play structure in this sunny park,...
by sararall | Oct 7, 2010 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds, Warren
Looking to spin? This one is just the place for it! Thanks Sara for sharing this treasure 🙂 Guest Post by Sara Rall- Greenwood Meadows Park, on Liberty Village Dr. just off Liberty Corner Rd. at the western edge of Warren Twp., Somerset County is the ideal park for...
by sararall | Oct 7, 2010 | Dunellen, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall: Columbia Park, at the east end of Orange St. off South Washington Ave. in Dunellen, Middlesex County has a spectacular running track next to an interesting, shady, wooden playground. The playground has a large structure with store fronts...
by sararall | Oct 7, 2010 | Middlesex, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall- Mountain View Park, on John F Kennedy Drive off Bound Brook Rd. (Route 28) in Middlesex, Middlesex County is a big park with a nice, though aging playground, and an astounding number of other facilities. First there is a completely fenced,...
by Sheila | Sep 10, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Wallington
Samuel Nelkin Park in Wallington NJ is located near the intersection of Maple Ave. and Rose St. in Wallington nearby the famous Wallington Bowling Lanes. My good friend Marina took these pictures for me. Looks like a great park to get together for a playdate. I...
by Sheila | Sep 1, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Teaneck
near intersection of Wilson Avenue and Cumberland Avenue, Teaneck, NJ. We park right on Wilson Avenue and walk over to the park. We always love visiting our friend in Teaneck, and found out that it is one of the few towns we know of that have a sprinkler fountain ...
by Sheila | Aug 18, 2010 | Clinton, Hunterdon County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Sandbox heaven! Guest Post by Sara Rall Gebhardt Field, 65 Halstead St., Clinton (Hunterdon Co.) is an aging playground with lots of equipment and a huge sandbox full of toys. There is a large climber for older kids and a smaller one for younger, as well as two bouncy...
by Sheila | Aug 18, 2010 | North, Outdoor Attractions
Space Farms is located on 218 Route 519, Sussex, NJ. 07461 . We met up with some good friends from Flanders at Space Farms for a low-key day, no rides, no lines, just see some animals and explore. This place is huge, (over 500 animals (100 species) and...
by Joel Wesseldyke | Aug 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
We are Now 100% PRIVATE! We have been working hard trying to create the BEST Party Place to have your child’s party. We have asked numerous customers for their feedback and we listened to their responses! Here is what we have done: Enlarged our party rooms by 50%...
by Sheila | Aug 7, 2010 | Outdoor Playgrounds, Bridgewater, Somerset County Playgrounds
Guest Post by Sara Rall! (I’ve been tardy with getting all of Sara’s great posts online, this one is truly a gem, I love the hand-cranked feature here, makes it pretty special! Also what a great place to launch some rockets!) North Branch Park is located...
by Sheila | Aug 2, 2010 | Z Blog
Planning a birthday party? Consider these NJ based businesses and venues. Each one offers a unique location or service to make your next party great! Want to be part of this directory? Click here to find out how to list your business. Indoor Playspace, Indoor...
by Sheila | Jul 21, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Tenafly
From Victoria H. Griffin Park Tenafly – It has two areas. One area for bigger kids and another area for smaller kids which is enclosed. It is also shaded. The climbing equipment in the smaller area is just the right height for littler kids, there is also a...
by Joel Wesseldyke | Jul 20, 2010 | Z Blog
Are you ready for some non-playground related stuff? thought I’d share what’s going on with me… So, I’ve been training for a sprint triathlon, specifically the Danskin triathlon (all women, 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and 5k run). This is...
by Sheila | Jul 1, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Fair Lawn, Outdoor Playgrounds
Located on Berdan Avenue and Sunnyside Dr., Fair Lawn, NJ, Victoria shares this Berdan playground in Fair Lawn with us! Thanks Victoria for the pictures and your recommmendation! For more pics check out bottom of post from Victoria- This is one of my favorite...
by Sheila | Jul 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
a 2nd Edition for 2010-Â Last year we got a lot of visitors for this so we’re doing it again, sharing the best links for NJ Fireworks: New Jersey Leisure Guide- Great link, it has the comprehensive firework information listed for: North Jersey: Bridgewater,...
by Sheila | Jul 1, 2010 | Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds, Piscataway
Guest Post by Sara Rall: New Market Park, on Kossuth Dr. (note: Kossuth is one way northbound) at Allen St. East in Piscataway (Middlesex Co.) is my favorite of Piscataway’s extensive system of neighborhood parks. The playground has a nautical theme with: triple...
by Sheila | Jun 28, 2010 | Bergen County Playgrounds, Fair Lawn, Outdoor Playgrounds
1st Street and Lambert Road, Fairlawn, NJ. Guest Post by Victoria H. Memorial Park in Fair Lawn is a nice playground with a parking lot right by the playground equipment. The equipment is high off the ground so probably better for older kids, but there are some baby...
by sararall | Jun 23, 2010 | Bridgewater, Outdoor Playgrounds, Somerset County Playgrounds
Sara Rall Guest Post- Crim School playground, 1300 Crim Rd., Bridgewater (Somerset Co.) is another of Bridgewater Township’s incredible collection of school playgrounds. The main climbing structure has slides, bridges, tubes, poles, climbing walls, a net bridge,...
by sararall | Jun 16, 2010 | Morris County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Another Sara Rall Guest Post, Sara for President! I’m lucky to have such a generous contributor! Rockytop Playground, in Rock Spring Park, by the intersection of Schooley’s Mountain Rd. and East Springtown Rd. in the Schooley’s Mountain section of...
by sararall | Jun 15, 2010 | Middlesex, Middlesex County Playgrounds, Outdoor Playgrounds
Another fine guest post by Sara Rall- Victor Crowell Park playground at the corner of Green Ave and Willow Dr. in Middlesex is a lovely shady park alongside a river. The playground has a structure for older children and one for very young. There is also a big plastic...
by Sheila | Jun 14, 2010 | Dutch Wonderland/Willow Valley, Lancaster PA, Outdoor Attractions, PA Playgrounds/Attractions, Travel Beyond NJ
Dutch Wonderland is located on 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA. ***Special vacation report*** So after the overwhelming response on our facebook fan page on where we should go on vacation, we listened, and went to beautiful Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. ...
