tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20191513341048251432024-03-21T12:57:55.139-07:00I Can Play Too!"Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times." - Allen KleinHappy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-36260156986185999592010-06-21T19:11:00.000-07:002010-06-21T19:11:54.280-07:00Kenney Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg2N2329yf2YjS3UP9GbAaEOhnR_rHuEiUL-fDx1D4ZC8p8jU1sl7G6WyXEWcZWXY2q2d9np3Ed0NMU-BIZnkoddK8mhlhYVJYlnN1JT88Ro-bnPU7WdlGkdUvRqRpdINOzzL6erWU9Yu/s1600/CIMG0384.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg2N2329yf2YjS3UP9GbAaEOhnR_rHuEiUL-fDx1D4ZC8p8jU1sl7G6WyXEWcZWXY2q2d9np3Ed0NMU-BIZnkoddK8mhlhYVJYlnN1JT88Ro-bnPU7WdlGkdUvRqRpdINOzzL6erWU9Yu/s320/CIMG0384.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5jt7scm8ro-sPvrUinXmUXE-lYzwtdp8f1OE9JmAC3ThJwTIoz_bZRCgSczj9_bMud863890hxqYU6vg6gharA6Blt0iIY-B4gppcrFLS19qk6CIExAyo6oeLbBchP_Hg47Nk6ZXChxq/s1600/CIMG0385.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5jt7scm8ro-sPvrUinXmUXE-lYzwtdp8f1OE9JmAC3ThJwTIoz_bZRCgSczj9_bMud863890hxqYU6vg6gharA6Blt0iIY-B4gppcrFLS19qk6CIExAyo6oeLbBchP_Hg47Nk6ZXChxq/s320/CIMG0385.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdtNhFGz_bCxTWIa1idXjos-c9HRFpQ3MKAgJifO485GZ3e5U8ckgbZIBsTcW-5ti245EVzHiyhUDPg4pk400cySaqf1LAv63Ig-K9-kIkrPfO4ciXPmjEWsKUzpQfs9c3TTVVCZolPrN/s1600/CIMG0386.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdtNhFGz_bCxTWIa1idXjos-c9HRFpQ3MKAgJifO485GZ3e5U8ckgbZIBsTcW-5ti245EVzHiyhUDPg4pk400cySaqf1LAv63Ig-K9-kIkrPfO4ciXPmjEWsKUzpQfs9c3TTVVCZolPrN/s320/CIMG0386.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where is it? The corner of Grove St and Highland Ave. (Davis Sq)<br />Can I park? Quite a few metered spaces, some Somerville resident parking close by, handicaped spots too<br />The good stuff:<br />-structure is fenced<br />-benches<br />-a good amount of shade<br />-a few blocks from the Red Line T<br />-2 separate structures for younger & older kids-some equipment that could possibly be adaptive for some kids<br />The not as good:<br />-no restrooms<br />-no adaptive equipment<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-73493548520811792992010-05-23T19:15:00.000-07:002010-05-23T19:15:42.823-07:00Albion Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoJS5nqX14XQUTgjrtGB0UFZkjzb-G_AYLZEckkIxVmO-a-cmShetzTV1ECfoX2Lvl9pCsjVn0XDwOUNr-kbRVjvMC19RVhgz514L4VG2ccWlivbr2oqMuuKAjcr55QtyFr191k_uF0sZ/s1600/CIMG0347.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoJS5nqX14XQUTgjrtGB0UFZkjzb-G_AYLZEckkIxVmO-a-cmShetzTV1ECfoX2Lvl9pCsjVn0XDwOUNr-kbRVjvMC19RVhgz514L4VG2ccWlivbr2oqMuuKAjcr55QtyFr191k_uF0sZ/s320/CIMG0347.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA3EisLjuuaSCnJwM4nvvFyyVqwRP7cBhyphenhyphenCFQBVwOWBl3lYwxP6eHIJ79auW6_PEiVXn2c0Syy75Bq1gE8Av4vDflgC__tpabpKOYqC4-vhp20-ANw6hMOfhpESGSSQXrgO0EN48IRGEk/s1600/CIMG0348.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA3EisLjuuaSCnJwM4nvvFyyVqwRP7cBhyphenhyphenCFQBVwOWBl3lYwxP6eHIJ79auW6_PEiVXn2c0Syy75Bq1gE8Av4vDflgC__tpabpKOYqC4-vhp20-ANw6hMOfhpESGSSQXrgO0EN48IRGEk/s320/CIMG0348.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpesL2Pg1MzFkDAr4iMCNRIWx8J6RsDKKq2td6_z7bgTWQka8BlIusUIIMZNElRerj5PEOR8vH7yIP2HnFfQ91kTge0q6B3DukYnyGHTDAJInSeMFeSsqSLdo7dj47Nq0fZGtn0CAb1J7s/s1600/CIMG0349.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpesL2Pg1MzFkDAr4iMCNRIWx8J6RsDKKq2td6_z7bgTWQka8BlIusUIIMZNElRerj5PEOR8vH7yIP2HnFfQ91kTge0q6B3DukYnyGHTDAJInSeMFeSsqSLdo7dj47Nq0fZGtn0CAb1J7s/s320/CIMG0349.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPqNJeHbs2qiXBDiX4wEQ6RiXzoYqvCHDcdUbfIhtFTic3BP2KaYKMbuoYL2ziSviFPV7oCL_-yQ5ngyqxvm92AJTPeF0g_eCcMvRnYEtjgj_4phmmbDd8WofrCZHVSyNTajWTJmav9kv/s1600/CIMG0352.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPqNJeHbs2qiXBDiX4wEQ6RiXzoYqvCHDcdUbfIhtFTic3BP2KaYKMbuoYL2ziSviFPV7oCL_-yQ5ngyqxvm92AJTPeF0g_eCcMvRnYEtjgj_4phmmbDd8WofrCZHVSyNTajWTJmav9kv/s320/CIMG0352.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where is it? Albion St between Lowell and Cedar<br />Can I park? Somerville resident parking only, 1 handicapped spot<br />The good stuff:<br />-a nice grassy area<br />-water features<br />-small structure is fenced<br />-1 adaptive swing!<br />-cushy ground covering around play structure<br />-benches and picnic tables<br />-2 separate structures for younger & older kids<br />-some equipment that could possibly be adaptive for some kids<br /><br />The not as good:<br />-not really any shade<br />-no restrooms<br />-<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-20273822896081009442010-05-08T20:07:00.000-07:002010-05-08T20:08:15.339-07:00Lexington St. Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC3s1qx6oOmvdNk7kimF8Ih2KDanL3S3QNzUE6ynq45OTf9CUaQkyOGZtoWAOCe3h11FV-mHUXwqQcytYEzwjgrWAlegnCPQn-cj3rA1eQ4Wes0HP1urklBcA6MjYQonc1vUlreezFCWG/s1600/CIMG0220.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC3s1qx6oOmvdNk7kimF8Ih2KDanL3S3QNzUE6ynq45OTf9CUaQkyOGZtoWAOCe3h11FV-mHUXwqQcytYEzwjgrWAlegnCPQn-cj3rA1eQ4Wes0HP1urklBcA6MjYQonc1vUlreezFCWG/s320/CIMG0220.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><strong>Where is it? </strong>Lexington St , close to Davis Sq.<br /><br /><strong>Can I park? </strong>resident parking only, no handicap spots<br /><br /><strong>The good stuff:<br /></strong>-water fountain<br />-benches and picnic tables<br /><br /><strong>The not as good:<br /></strong>-except for the concrete, it's all mulch<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRJ-YtG48TF054p9zmVr6kSsIpt6TmKWFGgmyKNf8rSAOp-1dK993BZjBRjxC68cFdiE5r4fGA4-sq4sM4lP0Z7Ts1ydwaQnwkXs8hgJDy-CMyv2yieKfpgyV8QDguwRI5ZaLXOToy_z4/s1600/CIMG0222.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRJ-YtG48TF054p9zmVr6kSsIpt6TmKWFGgmyKNf8rSAOp-1dK993BZjBRjxC68cFdiE5r4fGA4-sq4sM4lP0Z7Ts1ydwaQnwkXs8hgJDy-CMyv2yieKfpgyV8QDguwRI5ZaLXOToy_z4/s320/CIMG0222.JPG" border="0" /></a> -no bathrooms<br />-no adaptive swings or other equipment<br />-nothing to play with or on for wheelchair bound kids or others<br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglag5xi_65N1q970YsnKhxtRT8a_1bkeT5A6rxFdWQaBRaWGHSErdhrlICOZE5w4BXM1u6qLiK_w-tIrEu_XWgvZc17jUuMapcsFFMBwnp3MRjwxmCZizw8UVD5xNl9oUy-geL2frXKeUp/s1600/CIMG0223.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglag5xi_65N1q970YsnKhxtRT8a_1bkeT5A6rxFdWQaBRaWGHSErdhrlICOZE5w4BXM1u6qLiK_w-tIrEu_XWgvZc17jUuMapcsFFMBwnp3MRjwxmCZizw8UVD5xNl9oUy-geL2frXKeUp/s320/CIMG0223.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-28212918200394744342010-04-22T19:31:00.000-07:002010-04-22T19:36:32.000-07:00Prospect Hill Playground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMibh3HIc9UHs0AXPb1pQ-irpkBTwKGiNvHEz73bWOst-U3I2N3GKPORbrywTM_hQTTMF-4e2rak5rvxM4SVg_BZxtp1vN3JsXCy0j7Fax_JOpiokdfGYNnjpRrW3L75m3iuIcEDSGu_/s1600/CIMG0200.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMibh3HIc9UHs0AXPb1pQ-irpkBTwKGiNvHEz73bWOst-U3I2N3GKPORbrywTM_hQTTMF-4e2rak5rvxM4SVg_BZxtp1vN3JsXCy0j7Fax_JOpiokdfGYNnjpRrW3L75m3iuIcEDSGu_/s320/CIMG0200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eyNkRoIJNlCXON94-pYfFD6PKK0nd1gENe6LTj4EPKGxZHMaV0jk9W0uy1Le7W4yA_C8LTO4_h2EFLCxNHL3ZYSqnfR2dIwrtCz_nl8JVvekUh0jO7QR6v5TcwOz9GHW9OD373yuAQSQ/s1600/CIMG0201.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eyNkRoIJNlCXON94-pYfFD6PKK0nd1gENe6LTj4EPKGxZHMaV0jk9W0uy1Le7W4yA_C8LTO4_h2EFLCxNHL3ZYSqnfR2dIwrtCz_nl8JVvekUh0jO7QR6v5TcwOz9GHW9OD373yuAQSQ/s320/CIMG0201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r9Y5GiL6RezmBEF78aphQF8KA_enlT3FIfKv5vzrZ1nIvf38s0KjEbg6mkr2ZKlN5twaZGgBKDtmvU1g8mpgsjXDoTWRZnTn_oIoA3JIe3E1Elho5ewp9crpHQW0orjsxY_kE9cQ8nr5/s1600/CIMG0202.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r9Y5GiL6RezmBEF78aphQF8KA_enlT3FIfKv5vzrZ1nIvf38s0KjEbg6mkr2ZKlN5twaZGgBKDtmvU1g8mpgsjXDoTWRZnTn_oIoA3JIe3E1Elho5ewp9crpHQW0orjsxY_kE9cQ8nr5/s320/CIMG0202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIfmQKYrJIjRx6LufCB1Mli-VSBvYOlJnaXtU9o20NKjZ_6cOsQ4hDqCHqs3i-KFF0gRxNZ1pCvrtsfDibKSAu8Zf7veKTLlUtJ00V4LgKxiOVuORmDqxW-q_PlkhFNF6HNmeQyhy5qRs/s320/CIMG0205.JPG" border="0" /><strong>Where is it? </strong>Munroe St just outside of Union Sq.<br /><strong>Can I park? </strong>Somerville resident parking only, no handicaped spaces<br /><strong>The good stuff:<br /></strong>-ground material is wheelchair friendly<br />-water fountain<br />-picnic tables and benches<br />-completely fenced in<br />-wheelchair accessable under the play structure, but nothing but steering wheels to play with under there<br /><br /><strong>The not as good:<br /></strong>-no restrooms<br />-very little shade<br />-no grass<br />-no adaptive equipment<br />-no water features<br /><br />*nice shade and grassy area right across the street (the last photo)*<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-72866359836912422792010-04-22T19:14:00.000-07:002010-04-22T19:17:23.292-07:00Hoyt-Sullivan Playground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p3UJlbyjsHb83IV4dScWK6Tw9yhhVVkmd-SupWm3SkWgp97vdH1d-9_EPLdmMiQC65hrio9kC3hLKRn6yJWXp_jtKh1qeKpx1kMeZ4IMfDAMYCl-uCxsN8-c7E0MOeEefwk5h_uFBCa7/s1600/CIMG0191.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p3UJlbyjsHb83IV4dScWK6Tw9yhhVVkmd-SupWm3SkWgp97vdH1d-9_EPLdmMiQC65hrio9kC3hLKRn6yJWXp_jtKh1qeKpx1kMeZ4IMfDAMYCl-uCxsN8-c7E0MOeEefwk5h_uFBCa7/s320/CIMG0191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb4bB5oLfTckEBujDZtlkOrkCheQYrJr6E-YpHuQp0kyATnDnl657roShs6DtWq6zsitkaAhU8FXETnl91v0OyjxGFhIay8CqV5rvrjXyLbGc9GWEs8qAUvV_fKcYUb-IQdFSeO6H-tBe/s1600/CIMG0190.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb4bB5oLfTckEBujDZtlkOrkCheQYrJr6E-YpHuQp0kyATnDnl657roShs6DtWq6zsitkaAhU8FXETnl91v0OyjxGFhIay8CqV5rvrjXyLbGc9GWEs8qAUvV_fKcYUb-IQdFSeO6H-tBe/s320/CIMG0190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OJkkXyANihVXPGs8PeMzHGpeVX9vhmVQncuvGQvluSt13RBEEQcHW-AGfDHytlgcq_JgvlpDAv2eiM8pdDl9uxAAlYtyfET_wdoK4Gdfm-HHYAchP-kjGeeHEBZrOCSb1fGZgePk_iI7/s1600/CIMG0193.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OJkkXyANihVXPGs8PeMzHGpeVX9vhmVQncuvGQvluSt13RBEEQcHW-AGfDHytlgcq_JgvlpDAv2eiM8pdDl9uxAAlYtyfET_wdoK4Gdfm-HHYAchP-kjGeeHEBZrOCSb1fGZgePk_iI7/s320/CIMG0193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD-W1TeA-YR-E8ZELQkCuCMy5h63ia1dyXc6e4KK0li9g9uOIbT3Aub2kbOBvPAYR9XY8Yg4rBnMVRoendF5KvXZ7uuGLEtL44iFLv0i4bBSrqmkmLCpKNjCf8-xmTJeBCNQ_5-irjIrU/s1600/CIMG0194.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD-W1TeA-YR-E8ZELQkCuCMy5h63ia1dyXc6e4KK0li9g9uOIbT3Aub2kbOBvPAYR9XY8Yg4rBnMVRoendF5KvXZ7uuGLEtL44iFLv0i4bBSrqmkmLCpKNjCf8-xmTJeBCNQ_5-irjIrU/s320/CIMG0194.JPG" border="0" /></a></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD-W1TeA-YR-E8ZELQkCuCMy5h63ia1dyXc6e4KK0li9g9uOIbT3Aub2kbOBvPAYR9XY8Yg4rBnMVRoendF5KvXZ7uuGLEtL44iFLv0i4bBSrqmkmLCpKNjCf8-xmTJeBCNQ_5-irjIrU/s1600/CIMG0194.JPG"></a></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Where is it?</strong> Located on Central St. and Vernon.<br /><strong>Can I park?</strong> There is street parking for residents of Somerville. There are a few spaces of 2 hour parking around the corner on Vernon.<br /><br /><strong>The good stuff:<br /></strong>-completely fenced<br />-decent amount of shade<br />-both smaller and larger play structures<br />-water fountain<br />-small area of grass<br />-picnic tables and benches<br /><br /><strong>The not as good:<br /></strong>-ground around the structures is either mulch or sand<br />-no adaptive equipment<br />-no public restrooms<br />-no handicaped parking<br />-no water features<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019151334104825143.post-10877009826298516982010-04-14T18:05:00.000-07:002010-04-14T18:18:05.199-07:00Welcome!This blog was made to serve families with children who have special needs. Having a place to play is something that every child deserves. Unfortunately, city parks and play grounds don't always provide that. This blog will serve as a resource of the parks of Somerville (and eventually Cambridge....and then the world!) for parents and caregivers to find information about play grounds and if they are appropriate for their kids' needs. Please feel free to leave comments about experiences in parks/playgrounds that you have had. While there are many city guides for typically developing children, I was unable to find something like this. My professional life is devoted to children that have a wide range of abilities and I wanted to do something to serve these awesome kids.<br />Now get out there and play! (and then tell us about it!)Happy Playtimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07675681761270584055noreply@blogger.com0