Saturday, May 14, 2022

New Ballwin Park, Ballwin




Location: 315 New Ballwin Road, Ballwin, MO 63021

Amenities: playground, paved trails, lake, basketball court, tennis court, picnic shelter, sand volleyball

Website: https://www.ballwin.mo.us/About-Our-Parks/

Playground ground cover: Wood chips

The playground was redone early 2022. This is the old playground.




The new playground has a medium-sized play structure, a rocking dino, and a free-standing curved climbing structure. 




The play structure has a climbing wall, a webbed climbing dome, several slides, a steering wheel, maze boards, and drums.




There are 2 sling swings, a baby swing, and an adaptive swing










Covered pavilion and restrooms are next to the playground




Restrooms


The beautiful lake is also stocked with fish.







Cool dino bike rack



Sand volleyball court right next to the playground


Little free library installed late 2022

Friday, May 13, 2022

West County Mall, Des Peres



Location: 80 West County Center, Des Peres, MO 63131

Amenities: playground, family restroom nearby, train

Website: http://www.shopwestcountycenter.com/shop/westcounty.nsf/index

Playground ground cover: Poured rubber covered with carpet

The play area is located on the first floor outside JC Penney's. The play area is not that big and is usually pretty crowded. There is a tunnel, a slide, and other play camping structures to climb on.

















Wednesday, May 11, 2022

We Rock The Spectrum Kid's Gym- Fenton



Location: 2075 Bentley Plaza Dr, Fenton, MO 63026

Website: http://www.werockthespectrumfentonmo.com/

This gym is awesome! They offer $15 open play for 2 hrs. Adults do not pay anything. They offer frequent play memberships as well. They don't have set open gym times, anytime they are open for business you can come in and play, no appointment necessary. My daughter liked everything but I think the zipline was her favorite activity. This place is specially designed for kids with sensory issues but anyone is welcome. It's for kids of all ages and abilities and they even have drop in service available but call the owner to discuss the details.

When you come in they have you sign a liability waiver, they add you into their computer (one time thing) and then you're ready to play. It's not a large place so it's easy to keep an eye on the kids. They have 2 restrooms and a quiet room. They have a snack/craft area, train table, a kitchen, dress up area, and other random toys as well. 

They had a large selection of Melissa and Doug products for sale also. We're driving to Florida soon so the glitter sticker books caught my eye and they were only $4.99 each!

Also, they use a company called UV Lite and Steam to completely disinfect everything on a regular basis. I love knowing they do this to kill viruses and bacteria on the equipment!!!

The ten specialized pieces of sensory equipment are:
  • Zip Line
  • Zip Box with Slide
  • Crash Pit
  • Trampoline
  • Tunnel
  • Carpet Swing
  • Hammock Swing
  • Climbing Structures
  • Bolster Swing
  • Swivel Rotators with Webbing
Someone mentioned that if they book a birthday party there on a weekend they shut the entire place down, so I would be safe and call on the weekend to make sure they will be open.
















 A quiet room! Very low light in there and a nice chair and ottoman to relax and take a breather for anyone who gets overwhelmed.


 dress up area


 The carpet swing was a huge hit








 Reading nook



Arts and Crafts supplies




 Merchandise area