about me, Jennifer

My name is Jennifer and I have lived in Durham Region since 2011, the year I married my wonderfully supportive husband. We have three lively children who love exploring and need to stay active.

I love how many parks and playgrounds there are all over Durham Region! It's a great way to get outside and burn off our active energy. The problem I originally had is I never knew which local parks had an infant swing for our youngest, or which ones would be too difficult to climb and if the ones good for the littlest would be too boring for the oldest.

Each Durham Region municipality or township website does a fabulous job listing the names and locations of all of their parks and playgrounds, however, with limited information and seldom any photos I felt the need for a more thorough local resource. And so my adventure into this site began!

​In researching blogs ​I stumbled across a fabulous site http://calgaryplaygroundreview.com by Dana, a mommy in Calgary (originally my home town) who experienced the same issue a few years before me. I was immediately inspired! I’ve always wanted to start a blog but could never think of a unique topic that would actually be helpful to people, until now! I hope you enjoy reading about darling Ella's playground experiences and feel free to submit suggestions for reviews!

I started this blog while on maternity leave in 2014, but I will try to keep frequently posting between my career as a Project Manager, my local volunteering and my 24/7 mommy duties.

​We hope you enjoy exploring the Durham Region outdoors as much as we do!