Places We Go!

I am starting a new section for all our local Moms. My two boys and I love the outdoors and activities and we are definitely very adventurous. So, I had the idea to share pictures and comments with you about the places we go. I am trying to do as many budget friendly local activities as possible. My boys have a LOT of energy… they crawl up the walls when they have to stay inside for a whole morning. So, here’s my very first review of Knights Park in Collingswood, NJ. The park is only a short walk or bike ride away (yes, we have a bike trailer for my boys… I will have to show you a picture. It’s too cute to see them with their little helmets on! We get tons of smiles when we go places with it! They love it!)

Knight Park is over 60 acres of public park given to the Trustees of Knight Park in 1893 by the family of Edward C. Knight. Collingswood public schools, the Little League, soccer and other sports use the park. The Borough also uses the park for many of its recreational activities including the Knight Park Concert Series and the Tuesday and Thursday Movies in Knight Park. Most importantly the park is used by the families of Collingswood for daily activities such as walking the dog, jogging, playing with their children and other activities that greatly improve the quality of daily life. It’s a gorgeous park. I have to tell you, I used to get so confused in the beginning… when you would look at the park from a bird view, you can see that the park is shaped like a triangle. For some reason, for the longest time, I thought it was square and it kept messing with my sense for direction. It was too funny…

Anyway, pretty much in the middle of the park, you can find the Knight themed playground. I love the fact that the playground is far from a high traffic area.You can walk, bike or drive there. However, you can only drive up to a certain point (approx 150 to 200 feet away from the play area).

The playground is fairly new and has two sections, one for little kids and toddlers and one for older ones. This definitely makes it easy for parents with kids in different age groups. In general the playground is in pretty good shape. There are three different sets of swings for kids all ages, three different slides, a bridge, tubes to crawl through, seesaw, some climbing toys, steps,  sliders, monkey bar ladders, etc
More recently some of the moms (including me, ha) started complaining about some of the toys that started to look a little (ab)used, some loose screws on the fence, missing pieces, etc. But I am super glad to announce that as of this morning I saw a lot of improvement. I am very happy that the town is stepping in and replacing some of the play elements. I just saw a new tent over top of the baby and toddler area and they finally replaced the bars on the horse seesaw. Yeah! My kids love that one and they were so disappointed for a while that the bar was missing. There is also a car wash that sprays water mist. The kids go crazy about that feature but unfortunately it hasn’t been working yet this summer. I assume there is a burst pipe somewhere. I have already seen guys out there that came out to look at it, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that they are on it to repair that too. It’s fun in the summer and it keeps you cool. I also saw two new street lights they just put in this week. So, there should be better lights all around. I think they were put in for the police to keep a better eye on night activities. I know that teenagers hang around there a lot when it gets darker out.

In summary, this is one of our favorite play grounds and I am glad to live so close. My kids get super excited when get closer to the park entrance and they start wiggling and giggling and shouting yeah! So I know they love it too!

We hope you come visit and like it too!

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