risky play

Patti’s Favorite Posts: 2023

| Patti Webb

My favorite 2023 post was our Treetop Quest playdate review. 

I was so excited to find this activity and overjoyed at the mental and physical determination our kids displayed. Mary and I could only help or talk to our kids from a distance. We also couldn’t exactly show or model how to do the courses ourselves. They had to assess the situation, work their equipment, motor plan, and overcome a bit of reluctance. Our kids showed true teamwork, were cheerleaders for each other, and it was impressive. Such a proud mom moment. 

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Our Natural Waterslides Review

| Patti Webb

To close out the summer, we wanted to do a playdate review with water. We went through kayaking, tubing, hiking to a waterfall; but our kids had already experienced most of these options. Curses for exposing our kids to fun stuff early…

After a local Google search, we found Poole’s Mill Bridge Park in Ball Ground, Georgia. Poole’s Mill is a cute little local park that is home to natural waterslides. At last! Here is a brand new activity that is just a combination of things they are already sort of familiar with. It also satisfied our playdate criteria by being something that required sensory/development component.

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It’s Worth the Risk: Risky Play

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

Play is important. That’s a given. Kids engage in play daily to make sense of their environment, while indirectly developing new skills and feeding their sensory needs. Although we are perfectly fine with our children playing with toys or with their friends, there’s one type of play that sets a lot of parents on edge: risky play.

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