What is or was your favorite part of the playground?

Black and white Swings - Black& White Swings with nobody on them
United States
November 13, 2008 2:25pm CST
My favorite part, and still is, the swings. I remember it was so hard when I was little, and so my mother pushed me. We went to the playground often. I liked to slide also, and climb. Monkey bars always left my hands with calluses but I liked them to. Unfortunately, the sand box wasn't much of a success. How about you? What is or was your favorite thing to do or part of a playground?
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@hildas (3031)
13 Nov 08
I have to say it is the good old swings for me. There was always a queue for them too, so they must be popular choice. I have to admit this to. A few years ago I got sick and had to leave work for good. One day I took my daughters to the playground. They went on everything and I went and sat on a swing. My daughters laughed at me, but all I could think about was how fun they where when I was young and I began to go higher and higher. My daughters laughed so much at their big silly Mum on that swing, but it was the best fun I had, had in years. Being ill makes everything around you so important. Thanks for bringing back good memories to me. Take care.
• United States
13 Nov 08
Well thanks for replying. Yeah I remember wishing the park near my house had more "kid's" swings rather than baby swings cause we would always have to take turns while nobody or only one baby was on the other side. That is adorable, never to old to enjoy the swings - I think.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Oh that's funny, darn signs and restrictions! Luckily it wasn't a weight or height restraint (like at amusement parks or mcdonalds) to discourage you.
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@hildas (3031)
13 Nov 08
Yes your never to old for anything I think. I am glad I was not seen on those swings, as the sign up said under 12's.
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@arcidy (5005)
• United States
13 Nov 08
Yep that was my favorite part also I loved the swings. And I still do I wish I could go on them again but I dont think I would want to for a few reasons and they are I would be to embarassed and Im pretty overweight so I think they would brake if I went on them lol.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Ah swings 4 to 0 again. I see, maybe that is just another incentive to lose a bit. I can go on them near my home but my legs are a bit long so I really have to be careful and remember to bend them now :p Thanks.
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
13 Nov 08
The swings were the best part of the playground for me. I liked the sliding board as well but always spent the most time on the swings. I didn't care for the monkey bars, and that merry go round thing, I hated, because it always made me sick. Every now and then I would get into the sand box, but I did not the feel of the sand when it got under my clothes.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Yeah that is the same way I feel about the beach sand. Thanks heh swings are 3 to 0.
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@rainmark (4302)
13 Nov 08
Since child until now my favorite is swing too and that cannot be changed. Even i am a mum now i still like swinging on the swing. It makes my heart happy and i feel the youthfulness hahaha. And now i got a son, i can see that helikes swings too, takes after mommy
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Yes! Cute cute I hope that if I ever have children, they will enjoy it too, so I can share that joy with them. Push them, teach them.
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• Philippines
13 Nov 08
Hello wunovakind!! Well as far as my fondest childhood memory goes I've always been a fan of the swings and at times the seesaw. After class I would always go straight to the playground and swing myself away until my dad or mom picked me up. Unfortunately, for me the slide wasn't that much of a success. I was always scared to climb the ladder going up then sit on top of the slide, wheeww that always made me dizzy just to look down from up there. Funny 'cause up until now I still don't like slides. LOL. ^_^
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• Philippines
13 Nov 08
One of the best part of being a child, just having fun and not having a single care in the world. The good old days!! LOL. **I'd volunteer as your seesaw playmate anytime! Not too late to be young at heart right? hihi. ^__________^
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Aww haha thank you!!
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Hi there poisonivy! Okay I'm not gonna keep score along the way now. heh. Aww so cute. Yeah I was always afraid of really high slides at a point. Seesaw I never had anyone to play with :P But after school, my mom would wait while my sister and I played. Such fun times.
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@Zezlol (409)
• United Arab Emirates
13 Nov 08
Swings! ^_^ I remember when I learned how to do that 'extend your legs out when you go forwards and bend them when you go backwards'. Ah, fun days. I would stay on the swings as long as I could just to enjoy the feeling of reaching for the sky with my eyes closed.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Yes! Oh I remember learning to do so too! :) I was so happy when I was able to go really high on my own.
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
13 Nov 08
I used to LOVE the swings I'd spend hours on them alone. (If you've ever seen Disney's recess I'd have been the girl on the swings all the time in that show) The slide was ok but i hated going up the ladder...Hated the monkey bars. But i did really like the sand pit and the merry go round.
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• United States
13 Nov 08
Hehe I remember that show. I spent the majority of the time on the swings at the park too! At least, it developed into that habit
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