Let's go to the Park! Which park do you want to go to? Carson Park! But I don't want to go play at Carson Park (that's me whining, not the kids)
Carson Park is THEE park in Eau Claire. It's lovely. It has something for everyone--a train ride on Sundays (and holidays Memorial Day to Labor Day), ball fields to watch your favorite sports team, 2 museums, hiking trails, a lake, picnic spots, enough trees to make any hugger of them happy,some wildlife (and animals, too)a massive play area and much more (I <3 & Much More). Everyone goes to Carson Park. Most days, my children can make new best friends within minutes of arrival. But I don't want to go.
So what's my beef with Car-Par? It's always super busy and unless you dress your children in safety orange, you have a hard time keeping track of them (my own children are old enough to run about and play without me hovering so the stand out color of shirt color is a wonderful thing--old day care center habit die hard)
The problem is that the playground is not for everyone. I enjoy watching those first time dotting parents following their new little toddler around. I remember those days. I wish someone would have told me: Car-Par is not a toddler park. I've said it. I hope I do not hurt any ones feelings, but it is the truth. Too many high-up, hard to get, to small spaces that just make me uneasy. Maybe you are okay with that feeling--give the place a whirl.
my vote, this park is big kids. Let them run wild and free, have any of you ever tried to convince a fearless toddler that they can not go down the big slide?
I do appreciate the beauty of the wonderful park and feel lucky that we have a place like this in our community, but if you ask me what park we should go to, 9 out of 10 times it will not be Carson.
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