Do you ever think about the changes in playground equipment from our days to now? I remember back in elementary school, using the spinner and thinking that it wasn't very safe back then even! Kids would 'fly out' after getting going and only hang on by their hands. Even the merry go round wasn't that safe if you think about it. But...we sure did have fun...going down metal slides that were hot from the sun and scorching our legs...or going down one that wasn't that smooth and getting your leg skin stuck on the way down! Or...riding the teeter totter and someone gets off as you are up in the air and you plummet down. Those were the days! Now, we live across the street from a park and it has one of those jungle gyms that you see in every new park. Even though it looks like fun because it's new and different than what we played with, it doesn't look like there is any place to add excitement by doing anything remotely dangerous!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Playgrounds of old
Posted by jthunt at 10:25 AM
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3 comments:
You forgot about the merry-go-round with the middle open. Kids would push in the middle, going more slowly, but getting the outside edge going fast enough that other kids would hang on and "fly" out, horizontal to the ground. It fortunate no one got hurt!
I know...I look at current playground equipment and it doesn't look nearly as fun as the stuff we had. Do they even have merry-go-rounds and teeter totters anymore?
I totally agree with you. Where's the fun if it's not at least a little bit dangerous?
Mel
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