{"id":34954,"date":"2025-06-06T08:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=34954"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:08:07","slug":"unplug-and-play-cranford-playgrounds-offers-outdoor-activity-for-kids-to-age-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.localmedianj.com\/?p=34954","title":{"rendered":"Unplug and Play: Cranford Playgrounds Offers Outdoor Activity for Kids to Age 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our Summer Playgrounds program offers children a variety of fun and interesting things to do during the summer school vacation. Summer Playgrounds is a place for kids to unplug and play with other kids in a safe and welcoming environment where they can choose one of several activities including arts & crafts, sports, tournaments, games and much more, or just chill out doing what makes them feel happy.<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe ability to offer flexible options for summer activities to families is one of the many prides and joys of Cranford. Our Recreation and Parks Department is proud to offer programs such as this to our residents,\u201d Deputy Mayor and Commissioner of Recreation and Parks Paul A. Gallo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I like best about the playground program is that it\u2019s designed to be unstructured. The kids can come and organize a game of kickball, capture the flag, wiffleball, you name it. Whatever they want to do that day. If they want to do arts & crafts, great. If not, they can go on the playground, play basketball, or sit and socialize. We put it in the hands of the kids to dictate what they want to do,\u201d said Steve Robertazzi, director of Cranford Recreation & Parks Department.<\/p>\n

Summer Playgrounds is open to children who have completed kindergarten to age 13. The program runs June 23 through August 8, on Monday through Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n

This year, the playground sites are Lincoln Park, Mohawk Park, Orange Avenue School, and Adams Park. While historically Brookside Place School has been one of the locations for summer playgrounds, due to construction happening at the school this summer, we are offering Adams Park as this summer\u2019s fourth location offering a playground, basketball courts and open fields. The Recreation and Parks Departments fully intends to bring back Summer Playgrounds at Brookside once construction is completed.<\/p>\n

In the event of inclement weather, Playgrounds are moved indoors at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Avenue.
\nThe program fee is $150 per child for 7 weeks or $75 per week.<\/p>\n

Please register online at Cranford Recreation Community Pass. Learn more at www.cranfordrecreation.org or call (908) 709-7283.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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