[who_would_fardels_bear]

"There is nothing left in playgrounds that would attract the interest of a child over the age of four"

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[PennsylvaniaMom]

And then you rub that killer slide down w/wax paper...you take off and fly!!! Fun times...sadly, there is one of those yellow slidey things (albeit the much taller version) in my back yard.

We did just find the new, safer version of Jarts at K-Mart. Still a fun game...

[mplsconservative]

I remember bringing a piece of wax paper to the park to make those old metal slides super fast.

I’d also see how high I could get a swing going and jump when it was at its’ highest point. Now “that” was fun. :)

[Malacoda]

Ah, the old "Bun-burner Deluxe" model!

In our neighborhood, it's amazing the number of really big, perfectly manicured lawns that have really expensive play sets on them....that MUST be for show, because there are never kids on them. I swear, the neighborhood kids are raised like little veals.

I toss my kids out in the yard at 8:30 AM. They can come in for potty breaks and lunch, and after lunch, we head to the pool. After dinner is reserved for firefly hunting and flashlight tag.

I had a mother aghast at the fact that the kids had a few mosquito bites and a bit of a tan. "West Nile! she shrieked. "Skin cancer!" If the bathwater isn't muddy, and each day isn't ended slightly sunburned, minorly bug-bitten and exhausted, it wasn't a proper summer day.