It’s SO exciting!
The time has come to Rebuild McKinley! The Community Build to restore one of our absolute favorite playgrounds will take place Monday, June 3 through Sunday, June 9, 2013! With our help, they are going to build an amazing playground in just seven days!
Based on the input of over 1,000 local school children and other members of our community, the consultant, Play By Design, has designed an incredible playground. At this point, they just need our help us make sure that the rock wall, the playhouse, the trolley, the steamboat and all the other features that are going to make it so much fun, get built. Take a look at the 3-D rendering HERE!
Go to the Rebuild McKinley site to see how you can sign up to help. They are very organized and are scheduling shifts for volunteers. My kids and I will be out there on Wednesday to help…and we can’t wait to be a part of it!
For kids that want to help, they are working to find as many tasks possible for them to do so that they can be a part of the playground build. However, their tasks will be outside of the construction area. Kids 10 and older can help with the build in the youth work area by soaping and painting screws and delivering materials to the build site.
Want to come out for the build but don’t know what to do with your kids? They will have child care onsite with lots of activities including the zoomobile, a mad scientist and puppet shows!
It’s going to be a fun, exciting time and just think how amazing it will feel to visit the park in the future knowing you were a part of restoring it!
Hope to see you there!
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
