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Danforth Dad
Aug 26, 20212 min read
Wallace C. Swanek Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by KSL, Berliner Seilfabrik. Surface: wood chips. This was the final playground in our “cross-border...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 25, 20212 min read
Grattan Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Landscape Structures. Surface: wood chips. Tiny as it is, Grattan park is special because it sits...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 25, 20212 min read
Elm Park (York)
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Little Tikes. Surface: wood chips. This was the first park in our “cross-border triple” – an adventure...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 23, 20212 min read
Fundy Bay Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Little Tikes. Surface: rubber. As our total number of Toronto playgrounds visited crept higher this...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 19, 20212 min read
Northlea PS
TDSB site. Equipment by Henderson, Berliner Seilfabrik. Surfaces: wood chips, sand. I attended Northlea for grades 7 and 8, but I have no...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 12, 20212 min read
Albert Campbell Square
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Miracle, Dynamo. Surface: rubber. Scarborough Town Centre is an interesting place. There’s something...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Trinity-Bellwoods Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Little Tikes, Landscape Structures. Surfaces: sand, rubber. As one of Toronto’s big-name parks,...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Oriole Park (Neshama Playground)
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Kompan, Little Tikes, Dynamo. Surfaces: rubber, concrete. I hesitated to classify this one as a...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 4, 20212 min read
REJUVENATION: High Park (north)
Equipment by Landscape Structures, Kompan. Surfaces: sand, wood chips, rubber. Updated August 2021. Old review here. Now that’s how you...
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Danforth Dad
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Woodrow Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Little Tikes. Surface: rubber. In my recent review of Lithuania Park, I described it as an “appetizer”...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Lithuania Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Little Tikes. Surface: wood chips. A short walk from the northeast corner of High Park (and Keele...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Highview Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Landscape Structures, Kompan. Surface: rubber. Although it’s probably not a secret to most families in...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Charlottetown Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Blue Imp. Surface: rubber. In my quest to find great playgrounds in Toronto, it’s important for me to...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 25, 20212 min read
Bennington Heights Park / PS
City of Toronto site. Equipment by PlayPower. Surface: wood chips. Since the COVID era began, I’ve noticed that a few schools have making...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Knob Hill Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Miracle. Surfaces: sand, wood chips. When a playground gets rejuvenated, the standard practice is to...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Canoe Landing Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Dynamo, Kompan. Surface: rubber. CityPlace is a weird part of Toronto. Despite being right downtown,...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 17, 20212 min read
Trace Manes Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Landscape Structures. Surfaces: rubber, sand. Hidden in the heart of Leaside, Trace Manes Park has the...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Balmy Beach Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by GameTime. Surfaces: wood chips, sand. Balmy Beach is the easternmost of Toronto’s eastern beaches,...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 7, 20212 min read
GECo Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Miracle, Nature's Instruments (formerly Bienenstock) Surfaces: wood chips, rubberized wood chips. If...
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Danforth Dad
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Marie Curtis Park
City of Toronto site. Equipment by Landscape Structures Surface: wood chips Sitting on the border between Toronto and Mississauga, Marie...
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