Ahhhh.... the warmth of summer! Let this summer be a time to have fun with the family as well as a time to stay active. Tight budget? No worries, I found a few hidden gems in Orange County that my little ball of energy just went nuts over. Each week Ryu and I will be sharing our good times with you all and hopefully you will find some good times here too!
Summer has arrived and keeping the kiddos entertained through the summer has begun as well. Having fun this summer can be a little stressful if you and your family are on a tight budget but hopefully this find will help lessen that stress and turn your family's fun meter up a notch. Since my Mommy blog is all about healthy family choices, this summer fun package also comes with a little calorie burning too! What I found: Harry M. Dotson Park in Stanton. This park is a great find and gem in the rough for sure! My little knucklehead and I visited the park for about 2 hours and enjoyed every minute of summer fun.
Harry M. Dotson Park in Stanton (10350 Fern St., Stanton Ca)
Wow, this park was a great find because of the multiple areas of fun and separate areas of play for little ones and bigger kids! For starters, it's beautiful, kept clean, enclosed, and fun for cowboy and pirate adventures! It is an enclosed park that themes a cowboy saloon for water play and a pirate adventure for dry play. Another great feature for this park is that the wet play area and toddler playgrounds are covered by awnings to protect the kiddos from harsh sun rays. This park is completely free and even provides the kiddos with a free lunch during summer months.
Even though my little guy and I were having a blast, him running through the water play and me trying to catch up with him, I felt like I also got a good workout in too. Having a healthy lifestyle doesn't just have to be about lifting iron in the gym, you can burn calories having fun with the kiddos too.
Summer Fun Perks:
Free Play and Lunch!
Enclosed Play Area
Walking trail along the outer park area
Covered Picnic areas
Wet Saloon Play for Hot summer days (for toddlers and older kids)
Covered Toddler Fort Play Ground
Very Clean
Pirate Ship Play ground with an "X" marks the spot with treasure
Small Rock Climbing walls
Clean Bathrooms
Basket ball courts
Play surface is recycled rubber
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way kool. I grew up in Stanton, now live in Cypress, but would have never known of this park. Thanks.