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dam Kannegieser was looking for something to do with his youngest daughter while his eldest was at a party. “Since she was just with me, I thought it would be more fun to go to more than one park—like a bar crawl but for kids.” And, he says, “a lot of the parks nearby are small, so to get more variety, we could go to multiple parks.” Kannegieser and his daughter spent about 15 to 20 minutes (depending how much she liked it or if she found friends) at each park, then hopped in
the car and kept moving. It worked out, he says, “because they have different themes or unique equipment to keep her entertained. “Plus, the car rides helped to get her to take a break, get a snack and drink water. We also could talk about the parks and what she liked.” The playground hop turned out to be a success, and because Kannegieser wife, Jess, just so happens to be a graphic designer here at Chesapeake Family Life, the concept has taken off. While his initial park crawl was to local
neighborhood parks and their local elementary school, we’ve since kicked the game up a notch. Here are two three-park playground hops that we tested out ourselves ,one in Annapolis and another in northern Anne Arundel County. The sidebar also offers up an idea for a south county hop. For more ideas on great playgrounds near you, visit ChesapeakeFamily.com for our “Maryland’s Best Playgrounds” directory!
SOUTH ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PLAGROUND HOP (15 minute drive between parks) •
Mayo Beach Park - Beach, playground, picnic area •
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Pier Oyster Bar - Cool pirate playground
Davidsonville Park - River access, fishing, a playground
