Yuma Creative Playground

After my friend, our kids and I finished up at the Yuma Territorial Prison, we took the advice of some locals and went to the Creative Playground.  Apparently, the people of Yuma banded together and built this incredible playground themselves - folks donated supplies, time and labor.  Their efforts were not wasted!  You should've heard the delight and awe in our children's voices when we pulled the van into the parking lot there and they saw the playground (which, is pictured as my blog photo).  Words will simply do this playground an injustice.

Each of those photos shows a different view of the playground.  The centerpiece is an enormous castle-like structure with tunnels, stairs, cubbies, slides, and platforms.  Think McDonald's Playland on steroids.

There is a designated "Tot Lot" for the little guys.  Sand, baby swings, adaptive recreation swings, smaller playground equipment, bouncy toys, an airplane and a train for imaginative play, even a cut-out photo opportunity (which you can see part of on the left hand side of the second photo)!

None of our kids (ages 12, 12, 9 and 2) wanted to leave, but alas, the sun was going down and we had a long drive ahead of us.