Cute pocket park to have in my neighborhood, but there is very limited equipment-just a very small rock climber, 2 toddler-seat swings and 2 belt-swing seats. The equipment is not ADA compliant as you can only access it via 3 wooden stairs. The park seems well-maintained.
Enders Road keeps making their playground better and better! In the last year, they've added a small new playground structure with a couple of slides, a tunnel, a climber and some drums as well as 10 new swings seats, of which 2 are accessible. The middle school next door, Eagle Hill, also recently installed a circuit-style playground for older children and youth. Both schools are open to the public, connected by tennis courts and ball fields. There are plenty of play opportunities at Enders Road!
In preparation for cold weather coming to Atlanta at some point this year (I hope...it's still 80+ degrees here!), my family built a cold frame box over the weekend! A cold frame box is basically a planter with a glass top (we used a storm door, but you could use a window, plexiglass or even tightly sealed plastic) that allows you to grow veggies all winter long and start seedlings for spring planting. The beauty is that when spring comes and the threat of frost is over, you can remove the glass top and have a pretty planter bed. You can learn more here: http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/2504. I'll upload some photos in a following post.
Yesterday, I built a playground in Cleveland, OH at the Rainey Institute (thanks PNC). On our Prep Day, our youngest and most adorable volunteer was a 4-year-old named Mark Anthony. He did a great job of entertaining volunteers, but to help entertain him while volunteers were sitting through our very important Build Captain training, I showed him one of the open-top shipping boxes from the playground equipment.
Soon, the box became his house. Mark Anthony started coloring all over the inside. Then, he needed a door. Then, he needed a door that could open and close. Then it was windows, a roof, and artwork to hang inside the house. He went from volunteer to volunteer asking for help and over the course of the past 2 days, 15 or 20 volunteers have added their own personal touch to help Mark Anthony build his dream house. He loved it so much that he insisted on eating lunch inside it and was kind enough to invite all of his helpers (I mean, our playground building volunteers) to come join him inside. Oh... and he could really care less about the colorful playground pieces. It’s just another example of the power of a child’s imagination!
Designed by kids in the community and built by volunteers, this innovative new place to play is very exciting. Come check it out!
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