The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens This playground is inside the zoo and requires zoo admission to play. The playground at the zoo is my BFF. I don’t buy into the whole “We are here to see animals not play!” Philosophy. If that were the case – why have restaurants because y’know – we are here to see animals – not eat. Sometimes Play is just needed to burn off some energy to focus on those animals better just like […]
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Bicentennial Park 2885 Diehl Rd Cincinnati 45211 The West side is the best side…right? Today we are hitting up Bicentennial Park – which is located just a short drive (less than 5minutes) from Putz’s Creamy Whip – talk about convenience for those hot summer days that just scream icecream and playground! I’d like to give them a shout out. My son dropped his cone almost as soon as he got it (and was seconds from tears). I went to buy him a […]
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Cottell Park 5847 Irwin Simpson Rd Mason, OH 45040 Cottell Park is eclectic but well-developed. This is a large park that is equally enjoyable on a trip with the kids or a solo stroll around the park grounds. While it is located adjacent to very busy streets – you feel like you’re somewhere beautiful and remote while in this park. This park features two playgrounds. Today’s review will focus on the main playground closest to Snider Rd. Play Structures Two […]
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Clippard Park 3514 Bevis Lane Colerain Township, OH 45251 Talk about a hidden gem. This beautiful park is located in the middle of a neighborhood in Colerain Township. In order to access this park – you must drive on the road between Outback Steakhouse and Aspen Dental and through the neighborhood. Follow signs for the appropriate left hand turn to access this park. It is surprisingly quite beautiful – surrounded by mature trees. It is a large park – 15+ […]
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Beckett Park 8558 Beckett Rd West Chester, OH 45069 This park is new to me, but I like to visit a park several times before posting a review. Every park has a culture and I like to take that culture in. We have been to this park several times this week – because I was so excited to post a review for it. Of note – This park does attract quite a few daycare/summer camp grounds – so it can […]
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Fort Liberty Playland 6845 Van Gorden Rd Liberty Township 45011 I have a love/hate relationship with this park. I absolutely love how unique this structure is and pretend play as knights, princesses and court Jesters would be amazing here – but it is HUGE and this is definitely a park where mom and dad get as much of a work out as the kids do. This is one of few parks that I believe truly appeals more to older children. […]
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Sharon Woods Harbor Playground 11450 Lebanon Rd Sharonville, Oh 45241 Just call me Moana…I am drawn to water. Sit me next to a lake, an ocean – even a puddle of rain water and I’m a happy person. Playgrounds with a body of water make my soul happy – but they also make me a little nervous with my sneaky daredevil of a child – so Sharon Woods is perfect. While the lake can be easily viewed from the general […]
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The Reserves Park 5119 Grandin Ridge Dr Liberty Township, OH 45011 Did anyone else spend their childhood summers shuffling from campground to campground – fishing lake to fishing lake? There was always a playground off the side – the construction of which must have been an after thought. The playground was usually metal – the kind that scorches the skin right off the back of your legs. A spiderweb stretched the circumference of the covered slide and you’d usually holler […]
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Summit Park (Review of the Nature Playscape) 4335 Glendale Milford Rd Blue Ash Ohio 45242 Its open! And based on the number of people there this morning – it is definitely creating a buzz. I am going to touch on some of the highlights as well as some of the inadequacies we encountered. My hope is that the inadequacies will be addressed as they continue to develop this new addition to Summit Park. Location I’m starting here because this is […]
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Smale Riverfront Park West Mehring Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Whoooosh! That’s the sound of nostalgia sweeping over me when I stepped into this park. While I may live out in Suburbia now – I was born and raised in the city. Not quite downtown – but within a 10 minute drive to the riverfront. My childhood was composed of many, many trips downtown on the Metro with my mom to go to the “big library” and then we’d eat our […]
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