SAFE PLAY!

  MONDAY. APRIL 27TH., 2020
               SAFE  PLAY!!

    We hear a lot about keeping safe
these days. The virus pandemic has
made us all more aware of safe practices.
     And we're trying to make the kids
more aware too.
     It makes you wonder how any of
us who grew up in the 40's or 50's
ever survived this long!
     Talk about germs!
     We played it dirt all the time.
Probably ate some! We slid on
sliding boards with sharp edges
and straddled sea saws with more
splinters than a pack of toothpicks.
       He flew high and fast on swings
then jumped off as we flew forward
hoping to land on our feet.
       If we didn't our bottoms came
down on the dirt and stone covered
hard ground.
      How things have changed!
     Play equipment is made of molded
plastics now a days. Sharp edges have
been removed and the surface is now
cork or soft mulch,
      This, for those who didn't know,
is National Playground Safety Week
And our playgrounds have never been
safer. They're all closed!
      Hope your kids survive the back
yard and that all your NEWS is good!