Our mayor challenged all Boston K2 (that's kindergarten) students to design a playground, and Frances's school was asked to display their creations! The kids were so excited and the parents were so proud. The playground models were displayed in City Hall with a grand opening ceremony. (The mayor had to miss it, due to kidney stones, but it was still grand.)
Frances was so very proud of her class' work,
The kids planned an adult-sized swing set and a children's-sized swing set; an adult-sized monkey bars and a children's-sized monkey bars. And a track and sprinklers and food stands and...
They also came up with rules for the playground which were completely depressing. The gist of the rules was "Parents, put down your phones and play with your kid." Completely depressing.
There was a rumor that the winner would actually get built. I thought Frances's class had a real shot at winning. It was much, much more practical than some of the other plans and would improve the health of adults and kids. What could be better? Alas, no, but Frances really enjoyed it and I think she felt special just to be invited to City Hall. The mayor missed a good thing.
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