Today was truly a tour de force of Chicago Park Exploration. We started the day early, leaving the house by about 8:30 am to travel to my old stomping grounds on the south side of Chicago for brunch and the 57th Street Children's Book Fair (which there will be a separate post about). On our way, we stopped at our first playground of the day:
Harold Washington Playlot Park, Chicago, IL
This is a really fun park just west of Lake Shore Drive. There are several different play areas designed for children of all different ages, and a pirate ship in the middle! We played a fun game of hide and seek, and the kids had a blast getting dizzy on the tire swing.
We gave the kids the choice of going to brunch next or going to another park first and then having brunch. Of course they chose brunch. After sufficiently stuffing ourselves silly, we needed to engage in a little bit of physical activity, so we parked the car and walked to our second park of the day:
This peninsula offers some of the most beautiful views of the city from the south. the kids had fun jumping from rock to rock and spotting sailboats on the lake. We also had an opportunity to talk about recycling and being a friend to the earth, as many people seem to think that the lake is a giant garbage can.
Next, we headed to the area where the book fair was to be held. There were two playgrounds very close to one another, and we spent time in each of them:
Doing sit-ups at the playground of William H. Ray School
Checking out the water feature at the Bixler Playlot
Bixler Playlot was a lot of fun, mostly because of the location and number of people it drew. We noticed a very diverse group of families at this park, and were especially struck by how nice that was.
After the Book Fair, we drove north to see the twins "unca butt's" new place. It just so happened that his new apartment is right next door to a playground with beautiful views of the city (It is also right next door to a chocolate factory. Being a Sunday night meant that the chocolate store was closed, but that didn't stop the decadent smells from wafting over to the playground and driving us crazy!!!)
Fulton River Park, Chicago, IL
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