My husband and I just moved to Baltimore for me to attend graduate school. We're currently living in Mt. Vernon and are curious what things there are to do with a one year old around here (that are safe) preferable within a walking distance (parks, playgrounds, etc). Suggestions are appreciated!
posted by mooselini
on Apr 24, 2013 -
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Given optimal circumstance, could a person on a swing set swing 360 degrees, over the overhead bar? If not, what would the circumstances be,on this planet, where they could?
posted by A Terrible Llama
on Jan 12, 2013 -
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My wife and I have found a house and we love it, except that it's on a septic system. We don't mind that, but we're trying to find out if the septic/leach is going to make our backyard unusable or not.
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posted by damiano99
on Apr 23, 2012 -
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I'm looking for information on parks or playgrounds in areas of conflict, especially urban areas.
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posted by sepviva
on Jul 5, 2011 -
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Help source photographs and ideas for the design of a maximally creative schoolyard play space for grades K-8.
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posted by tidecat
on Feb 24, 2011 -
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Inspired by
this question, I'd like to determine what playground I loved to be taken to in the late 1960s, early 1970s on Long Island, probably in Nassau County. The most salient feature was a climb-on rocket ship. Was it at Jones Beach?
posted by Morrigan
on Oct 4, 2009 -
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If we are driving with kids (9 and 5) from upstate NY (Rochester) to DC, where can we stop in PA off of route 15 for a picnic, run-around and see-something-cool-or-weird break?
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posted by chr1sb0y
on Jun 23, 2009 -
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Help us re-design our neighborhood playground and park. The park is about 20 acres in size and the city will be updating it in 2009. We're going to a meeting tomorrow to suggest improvements and we need ideas!
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posted by Ostara
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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You know the playground trick whereby four of you can "levitate" a fifth person using just your fingertips (you first hold your hands over his head and count to 20)? How does that work, then?
posted by bonaldi
on Nov 21, 2007 -
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Toddler capabilities. What are 14- to 18-months old capable of doing with regard to physical safety?
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posted by acoutu
on Jul 16, 2006 -
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Does anyone know where can I find free plans for marking games onto a playground surface? We're working on revamping the playground at my kid's school. We want to paint some games like hopscotch and four-square onto the surface but I'm having trouble finding standard measurements to do this. Does anyone have a suggestion or a link that would be helpful?
posted by ooklah
on Aug 27, 2005 -
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When I was a kid, my playground (Van Dyke Park in Northern, VA) had a decomissioned military jet (T-133) in the playground...it was a lot like the picture on
this guy's site. Did anyone else have any old military hardware as part of the playground? Any pictures? I'm interested in researching this further....
posted by extrabox
on Jan 21, 2005 -
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