I am the kind of parent that childless people hate. I take my kids to hip restaurants and am not deterred by the complete lack of booster seats, high chairs, or chicken fingers on the menu. I am simply not content to while away my weekends at home or limit our outings to places that have designated stroller parking. I wheel our mammoth double wide into petite boutiques and carry my cooing baby into austere galleries. We boldly go where no family unit has gone before.

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22nd August 2011

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Money Can Buy Mud Pies.

You know that you’re in a posh enclave when kids making mud pies at the park are wearing white tutus and red velvet frocks.  Those of us without disposable wardrobes should pack a set of play clothes when taking the kiddos to Franklin Park, a meticulously manicured spot of green in the tony Town & Country Estates. 

Franklin Park was already a great family hangout with a large, flat walking trail perfect for beginning bike riders, petite play structures for the toddler set, plenty of parking and a public restroom.   Prairie Village recently upped their game by adding a wonderful water feature to the shady playground area.

I’m guessing that the waterfall and shallow stone stream are powered by storm water runoff.  So, the park upgrade probably ticked some eco-friendly boxes as well.

We hit the park for a play date on a drizzly Saturday afternoon.  The stream and marvelously muddy “sand pond” kept both of my kids occupied for a full two hours! 

 If you have children under the age of 7, this a cheap thrill that you cannot afford to miss.

P.S. I wasn’t joking about the tutus and frilly frocks!  Unfortunately, my crappy camera phone pics are too blurry to see them.

Franklin Park is at Roe & Somerset (91st Street) in Prairie Village, KS.

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