Rock On!

So yesterday we decided to check out this new playground down at South Street Seaport that was supposed to have all sorts of creative interactive stuff for kids. It's always hard to know if these places are going to have stuff for Noa, but we figured the bus ride would be fun and if nothing else we could go down by the water and feel the breeze.

As you can see from the video, it turns out it the place was a real success and Noa had a great time in spite of the fact that she really couldn't play with most of the stuff there. Nearly the entire playground is in sand, which is great for most kids, but not for kids in wheelchairs and not kids who can't really walk (sand is hard to walk in), so we carried her into the sand but as you'll see if you go to the "Toss On!" video below she had a great time once she was in the sand.

In this video we're making good use of the foam blocks which are actually kind of neat.

Most of the stuff required being able to see and appreciate that you could put sand in this or that and then pully it over here or there; or stack these big foam blocks into a maze you could roll a ball in... stuff like that. But the great thing about where Noa - and her current sense of adventure - is that she really seemed to get that we were someplace special where you try new things and she was very open to that and she likes the sound of other kids playing and all the ruckus that goes with the playground.

And of course, we took her out on the Pier when we were done at the playground and she loved the wind there - wind is one of her favorite things. I was concerned that she might get cranky leaving the Pier (it was getting on 7pm by this time), but luckily the streets of South Street Seaport are cobblestone, so the fun bouncing helped to make up for the lack of wind in her hair. All in all, a great family outing!