Walk with me down memory lane for a moment…
Ahhhh… Chaldecott Park, home field of my old soccer team, the Dunbar Dazzlers (yah, that name was embarrassing even back then); the woods were inhabited by my brownie pack; and the wading pool (now filled in with cement and transformed into a water park) was used by my family on hot summer days. I haven’t set foot in this park in over 20 years…ouch!
Standing in the park with my husband and son, I was overwhelmed by good feelings! Even the air smelled good…and the daisies in the grass….oh, the daisy chains we used to make… “snap out of it, woman!”
Ok…sorry, here are the facts:
- 1 big kid swing set (5 swings)
- 1 toddler swing set (4 swings)
- 1 tire swing
- 1 fort/slide for big kids
- 1 fort/slide for toddlers
- 2 sad looking springy horses
- 4 picnic tables
- 1 water park
- 2 baseball diamond with very old bleachers
This park is good fun. My 21 month old son sat on the bleachers with Daddy, mesmerized by the baseball practice in session.
The fort/slide targeting toddlers is the smallest I’ve ever seen and a great starting place for timid kids.
There’s only one thing that drives me “batty”. Why, oh why, do they make it so difficult for little kids to access the slides? What’s wrong with using good ole fashioned steps…why the crazy ladders? This design flaw is the cause of my sore shoulders and upper back from lifting Caden up to the slide every time he signs “more”, “more”, “more”. It’s tough being a Mommy (but you get ripped arms).
Rant aside, we will return to this park. Besides, now I have a new, wonderful memory here. Caden blowing his first dandelion seeds into the air. So sweet.
Chaldecott Park
4175 Wallace Street
(@ King Edward Avenue)