We revisted 2 tot lots in Dorsey's Search on Thursday, June 24, 2021
Tot Lot DS2 we last visited in 2017! We didn't spend a lot of time, so I may have missed a couple of things. It didn't look like a lot had changed. There is still the wooden slide structure with steps and monkey bars attached. The slide is plastic and had a couple of bumps going down. There are still pull up bars and a balance/bouncy thing. The only change I noticed was the swings - there are 4 swings on one big structure - 2 baby swings, and 2 big kid swings. In my notes from our last visit there was a sandbox. I did not notice a sandbox this time. There was at least one bench to sit on, and it was pretty well shaded.
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| newer swings |
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| pull up bars and bouncy/balance |
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| pull up bars |
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| back of slide structure/monkey bars |
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| slide and steps |
Next we visited DS05, which we last visited in 2019, took notes on, but apparently never published! This tot lot has had a lot of updates over the past 2 years. I think everything there is new/rebuilt. The swings are on one structure, 2 baby swings, 2 big kid swings, and these were in pretty sunny spot. There was a nice square sandbox, with a lot of toys in it. It appeared that someone had even donated a small plastic kid-sized picnic table next to the sandbox. The slide structure here is new and is more on par with what we usually see at the big park playgrounds. It's plastic, with a large rock climbing wall on one side and a couple of different ladders to climb up. There are also steps up to the slide. I counted at least 3 slides, all plastic, of differing heights - one set of 3 slides side by side, a medium slide with a little curve, and a higher slide with a couple of bounces. There are a couple of benches to sit on near the sandbox. But, the wooden 'outline' of the tot lot has been topped with plastic, which makes it safer to sit on for kids and parents - no splinters, no bugs and insects. This part of of the tot lot had some shade. It's set far enough back from the road that it felt safe, and also has a large field and a big rock to climb.
