Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: Creekside Park
Learn more about Creekside Park in Grayslake. Located in the Estates of East Lake right off the bike trail it’s a great park for all ages. […]
playgrounds for preschoolers
Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: Hunt Club Preschool Playground
As a mom of four I love a fenced-in park that allows me the peace of mind that even if I can’t see them, the kids could not have gone far. The Early Explorers Playground […]
Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: The NEW Engle Memorial Playground
I love that more and more park districts are really embracing the concept of multi-use sites. I love being able to take small kids to a park while older kids are at classes or games. […]
Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: SportsCenter Park
The SportsCenter Park is the host for our first stop on The Greatest Summer tour. Learn more and reserve your spot today! I am a huge fan of multi-use sites. I love when I can […]
Outdoor Play
Playground Profile: Clearview Park
Playground season is here! I’m excited to share a newly-renovated park with you: Clearview Park in Waukegan. Clearview Park is just off of McAree Rd., north of Grand Avenue. There is plenty of parking (as […]
Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: Behm Homestead
Behm Homestead is a park you have probably driven past a bunch of times without really knowing what all was there. Located right off of Petersen Road between Alleghany and Route 60, this park is […]
Playgrounds and Parks
Playground Profile: Longmeadow Park
Some of my favorite parks are hidden gems tucked away in quiet neighborhoods. They are just as big and fancy as some of the better-known parks, with considerably less traffic. Hidden in the Longmeadow subdivision […]
Little McHenry County
Playground Profile: Fort McHenry {McHenry}
If you have an older climber who just keeps going, and going, and going, then you need to check out Fort McHenry in McHenry, since it also keeps going, and going, and going. While this […]
Outdoor Play
Park Profile: Riverside Park
There’s something so refreshingly retro about a true neighborhood park, tucked behind houses along a quiet tree-lined street. We don’t seem to have as many of these parks in the suburbs anymore, now that many […]
Outdoor Play
Park Profile: Horizon Park {Wheeling}
Recently, we were looking for a halfway point between our home in far northern Lake County and my sister’s house, who lives in the western suburbs. I just learned about Horizon Park, brand-new in Wheeling, […]