Thanks to everyone who came to our play date at Elm Creek Park! Talk about an awesome park, right? So here's the thing. We moms are full of good ideas and energy and enthusiasm at all times (right? RIGHT??). But sometimes we run out of ideas. Or things don't go quite as planned. For example, next time I take my kids to a gigantic playground, I am putting in an order for a nice cloud cover to keep us all cool and I'm dressing the kids in bright orange t-shirts so they can get in on a free Summer Camp lunch with the rest of the munchkins swarming the park. In the meantime, I need a plan for the rest of the summer. You too? Good. Here are some ideas I found and links to where I found them. Tips for a Hot Playground: *Bring along a spray bottle to spray the slides when they get hot! Of course this will leave the kiddos with wet shorts, but if yours are like mine, they won't even bat an eye about it and the sun will dry them out before you have to