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Roy Duncan Park Splash Pad

I thought today was going to be a quiet day, but apparently not.

I like Roy Duncan Park in Westboro. It has a pretty gazebo beside a simple splash pad. Three different home day care providers swung by with their little kids to play in the water while we snacked on our blanket.

The splash pad is basic, but enough.

  • There are four jets that come out from the ground. Two of the water jets come out of pretty purple flowers. We like purple.

Google’s found us, but we’re taking tomorrow off

Things have been a little go-go-go lately, so we’re planning on having a quiet day tomorrow. Maybe play around in our own splash pad (read: sprinkler in the backyard) before heading out to a bunch of splash pads over the weekend.

We went to an ultimate (frisbee) game the other night and our friends told us to check out the splash pad at Brewer. (Apparently, there’s a water slide!) It’s not listed on the city of Ottawa splash pad website yet, but it is included in their open data (kml map). Did a quick google search and Brewer park does look cool. Maybe we’ll head out tomorrow after all… read more

Cardinal Creek Valley

Cardinal Creek Valley is a new park and splash pad out in Spring Ridge. (It’s not on the city of Ottawa 2011 PDF map, but it is listed on their site and their open data.)

Wow, is it ever cool.

  • They have a giant yellow flower that sprinkles water from the top onto the petals. (If you stay close to the green pole, you can stay relatively dry!)
  • They have another giant metal structure that pours water onto a plate that sprays the people below.
  • I like the two water guns that spray water into the center of the splash pad (but the water turns off so you can’t spray people behind you.)
  • There’s a giant blue circle that sprays water that you can run through.
  • Finally, there’s an assortment of water fountains that spray up from different parts of the floor. (My favorite is the little one on the side that playfully spits up a little stream every now and then.
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    Kaladar Park Splash Pad

    The Kaladar Park splash pad seems pretty tame compared to some of the other splash pads in the city. There are three wooden posts that spray water into the center when you push the button.

    We had more fun playing on the play structure beside the splash pad, but this water park might be nice on a really hot day. At least Rogers had LTE coverage here.

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    Stanstead Park Splash Pad

    There’s more to the splash pad at Stanstead Park than meets the eye. At first glance, it doesn’t seem like anything special. There are two parts – a wooden post and a weirdly angled metal post.

    The wooden post is basically a tap for filling up buckets. Push the button and get some water. Fill up a bucket or soak your feet. Our little dinosaur chose to soak her shoes, but the dried river bed in the nearby sandy play structure makes me think that other kids choose the first option. read more

    Portobello Park Splash Pad

    Portobello Park is great and the splash pad is very popular.

    Lots of families playing today and a large day care group came by for lunch. Our daughter and her friend had a lovely picnic beside the splash pad.

    There are several different water activities here:

    • There’s a red post that looks a little like a fire hydrant. It has several nozzles shooting out water from the sides. At the top of the post is a giant black dome (button) that turns on everything at the splash park.
    • The Portobello park splash pad has a giant yellow pole that sprays a fountain of water from the very top.
    • There is a row of water fountains that shoot up from the ground.
    • Finally, there’s a big blue water canon to spray your friends.

    There’s lots to like about this place. We liked how easy it is to turn on the water. Some splash pads have a button that is hard to hold in for the water to squirt (Chapman Mills splash pad, for example.). Portobello Park splash pad has a single black dome on top of the fire hydrant post that is touch activated so even little kids can turn on this splash pad (as long as they’re tall enough to reach the top.) Sometimes the splash pad didn’t turn on right away, so you could see kids rubbing the button trying to get it to magically turn on. read more