SF Parks and Recreation

Living in a world class City I sometimes forget about the small wonderful things at my disposal.  I'm great at taking the little guy for walks in the City, outings at the Cal Academy and De Young, lunches and even shopping downtown. Then there's the social stuff, mommy and me classes at Day One and play dates.  But recently walking by Moscone Park I saw a flyer for free play. After looking into it I realized that our SF Parks and Recreation department offers a wide variety of classes from pottery to kayaking for all ages; tots to seniors.  After checking out the 2011 fall activity guide , I'm impressed. Class prices range across the board and all very affordable. They even offer scholarships, how fabulous is that!

Edward enjoying his first swing.

Then I read SPUR's September issue that addresses the dramatic financial challenges our parks are facing and I quickly got depressed. The possibility of all these great programs, playgrounds and parks being neglected and even closed is so sad. The timing for me couldn't be any worse. It's so cliche but you don't miss it until it's gone and although no park is closing its doors tomorrow SPUR's report is gloomy. Even before entering mommyhood the sounds of children's laughter walking past a park is priceless. Experiencing my own moment of when Edward went on a swing the first time was exciting. I want him and all other kids to enjoy that feeling forever. I don't have a plan to save the parks but I did want to share with you SPUR's findings so that we all can appreciate what we have while it's still at our disposal. So sign up for a class or two. I think that's the best way we can all support the parks.

Love Lots,
Mommy SF