Montana loves the monkey bars.

They were originally a bane for her - mainly because she had the hand strength to do it, but she was quite fearful of letting go and swinging to the next bar/rung.

She would become deathly scared if I let her go for her to do it on her own. She eventually learned to swing by herself at another park where the bars where 3.5 feet and she would hang 3 feet tall (yes she would fall 6 inches). Now she swings like a Pro. All she wants to do is swing monkey bars. She has a constant supply of calluses from swinging so much.

Ciao for Niao

Jessel

Capital Hill Park

Capital Hill Park is a small playground located right at the top of Capital Hill in Burnaby. You will find it at the end of North Ranelagh Ave.

The backside of the park drops off towards a wooded area laden with paths and trails.

Street parking only.

As is standard, the site has two main structures supporting a set of standard monkey bars. The main structure is 3 levels with a swirling tube slide and a “storefront” in the base.

There are two small swings that look more like mini-hammocks rather than swings. Their supports only stand about 2 feet off the ground so the point of rotation is quite low.

The base is wood chip.

The key features of this site are the;
“Slider”
Swings.

Montana says she only likes the monkey bars. I don’t blame her; there really is nothing special about this site.

Jayton and Miguel like the swings. They ride them swings sideways like a motorcycle race

Mandela is fearless and has no problem climbing the platforms or the low-slung-swings

Me, I like the picnic bench. Optimally placed for maximum supervision.

Ciao for Niao
Jessel, Montana, Miguel, Jayton, Mandela

If I were a rich man, da da di dA da da...

Well I'm not, but I am a father of 3 kids Montana (soon to be 8), Jayton (soon to be 5), and Mandela (soon to be 2). All my kids have their birthdays within the next 2 months. Miguel is the kid’s 5 year old uncle, who lives with them. So he will be touring along with us.

I'm 30 years old and still love a good swing on the munkee barz. Pretty well all of my family (brothers, cousins…) are pretty energetic and athletic. We enjoy playing outdoors, and “carrying-on”. The kids make great excuses to onlookers for our behaviour. But in the end I want my kids to be the ones having all the fun.

So this tour is just another excuse for going to the park and playing every day
First off will be the parks the kids know best and then their first tour site; Adanac Park on the Burnaby/Vancouver boundary.

HI! Welcome to Vancouver Monkey Bars!

My kids and I will be touring Vancouver and the surrounding regions checking out every playground we spot. We will be romping, running, jumping, leaping, digging, swinging, sliding and whatever else the particular playground has to offer.

We are on the look out for playgrounds at public parks, schools, residential complexes, even backyard jungle gyms and swing sets.

You will hopefully be treasured with troves of gem-like commentary from the kids. I will not embellish anything they say about the parks or how they answer my questions. You will also get to read my views of the playground (as an adult/kid). I will address the technical info re. Parking, access, safety, location, location, location…and so on.

After a well-walked tour, we will return here and give our reports/reviews. We will probably not implement any kind of rating scale, as we are not qualified to do so. However, we are well equipped to give or self-satisfying opinions ;)


Ciao for Niao

Jessel, Montana, Miguel, Jayton and Mandela