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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I have 3 kids and we can’t be trapped indoors for an entire month[/b]. I don’t mind driving a while to get to an empty playground.

Is this ok as long as there aren’t other kids on the playground?

I know people were saying playground equipment was never cleaned.[/quote]

This precisely the mentality that’s going to have to change in a lot of folks, including you, OP. Otherwise, we wind up like Italy or worse.[/quote]

+100

OP, you CAN deal with your kids but are choosing to believe you cannot cope without giving them what they're used to having for play. Time to think outside the box. It's not hard -- unless you insist it will be hard.

Why is a playground essential? Because they're used to it and will beg you to go? So? Tell them no and distract them with new routines but you will have to do some quick planning.

Go to parks without playgrounds. They don't need to see playgrounds and be told not to go over there, so go to parks without them (they do exist, all over the place). Take balls, jump ropes, bat/ball/gloves, take chalk to draw on paved paths and to make hopscotch boards on paved areas. Take picnic blankets or just old sheets and bring books so the kids can read outdoors when they get tired. Look online for rules of outdoor games your kids can all play, and outdoor challenges like building lean-tos out of branches if they're old enough. Do not go to playgrounds. Do some planning and you can do without the playground equipment. And do not let your kids play with other kids or you are defeating the whole purpose of their being out of school.

And yes, I've been there. Parks without playgrounds were the norm near my mom's house when DC was small. I had to get DC out of the house each morning when we stayed at my mom's so we did a lot of playground-free play. You can do this.
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