Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Kiwi Children's Playgrounds

In a land where bungee jumping and zorbing are considered tame recreational activities, playgrounds in New Zealand are how should we say this...are completely and utterly dangerous.  Wordy and I always remark that, "they would never allow that in the states!" at nearly every playground we go to...only to then snicker and give it a go.  So this is our first tribute to how playgrounds should be.


Tires, Timbers and Ropes...the Coolest!  It's really hard to portray how massive and fun this playground is for kids AND parents.



I call this slide the 'Arm Breaka.'  A two story drop with no lip on slick fiber glass.  Wordy caught some air on this one and almost hit the railroad tie only three feet away from the bottom of the slide.



I dub this weird spinning/tilted ring the 'Nut Cracka.' As best as we can figure, the main point of this one is to hurt you really bad.


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3 comments:

  1. TboneSeptember 15, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Wow. looks like fun for adults....death to small children.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Have you tried the zipline at Orana yet?

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  3. Rocky, Wordy and The SquiddSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    And of course the small children are drawn to the most dangerous playground equipment!

    The zipline at Orana involves throwing yourself off a two story building and zipping down over a gravel path to hit a tire at high speed...of course, we tried the zipline!

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