63. Maywood Community School, Burnaby

Today, we discovered a great little park with a wading pool that would have been perfect for this hot afternoon. I started getting us out of the car, but realized that Charlotte's swim diaper, which is usually under the stroller, had been left at home. Poor Charlotte was so disappointed, but I promised her a different playground instead. It took her a while to get over her disappointment, but when we finally found the playground at Maywood Community School, she was finally over it for good. There were lots of things to explore here; she even did a little rock climbing, though it was a little bit much for her for now. A couple of other kids came by after a while, but they were with their dad and he kept them pretty occupied. Charlotte was a little disappointed, but what else is new? I'm so tired of these parents who don't allow their kids to just play and to learn social skills on the playground. I can't understand how they fail to see how abnormal it is.  Charlotte still managed to have a good time, though it wasn't my favourite playground; there was a fair amount of garbage around and it just had a bit of a dodgy vibe altogether. I didn't have a working GPS at the time we visited, so don't have the co-ordinates for the playground, but it's no. 63 on the map at the bottom of home page.