Activities
Parks to Visit
Boundless Playgrounds
Local Park and Recreation Department
Fun
Activities to do with children
Balancing:
With chalk ask a child to draw a straight line on a sidewalk
or driveway and then walk it.
Play hopscotch. For rules visit Games
Kids Play.
Encourage
a child to walk on a low beam such as a curb or sand box.
Spot the child and hold hand if needed.
Swinging:
Push
a baby gently in an infant or toddler swing for short
periods of time.
As
a child gets older the type of swing he/she uses will
change.
Parks
with “bucket” swings give children the opportunity
who enjoy being swung.
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Visit Connecticut
Safe Kids for playground advice on safety.
Boundless
Playgrounds
(state of the art playgrounds designed for universal access):
New
Haven County:
Not yet started but
in the works: Cheshire
Kids in Motion was created and established in the
summer of 2004.The mission of Kids in Motion is to plan,
design and build a Boundless Playground in Cheshire, Connecticut,
which will provide a play environment that is accessible
to ALL children regardless of ability or disability.
Hannah’s
Dream, East Shore Park, Woodward Avenue, East Haven
Maeve's
Dreamland, Bunker Hill Park, Waterbury
Hartford
County:
Annie Fisher School, 280 Plainfield Street, Hartford
Norfeldt School, 35 Barksdale Road, West Hartford
School for Young Children, St. Joseph College, 1678 Asylum
Avenue, West Hartford
Our Children’s Place – Mill Pond Park, Newington
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for other playgrounds in Connecticut.
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