Playground bubba swings
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Topic: Playground bubba swings
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: Playground bubba swings
Date Posted: 21 November 2007 at 9:59pm
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ok so there seem to be plenty of half tyre swings with a chain across them in playgrounds around here...but NO baby swings within cooey! I know cause i drove around for 45 mins after DC today looking for a playground with a baby swing to take ella to....and NOTHING!!! none...none at the beach, none anywhere around botany or meadowlands that i could find...lucky she was tired and used the time productively...she slept!
soooo - where are there playgrounds with bubba swings that we can look out for when we are driving around??? |
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 21 November 2007 at 10:13pm
| I'm pretty sure the swings at Te Pai park on Lincoln Road have them cause I was also looking for some to take Alyssa to :) |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 November 2007 at 10:48pm
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There are some down here at Avalon park, Im sure Gabriella wants to come and play there with Alize and Noah ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 7:09am
| And Ashlee! We seem to have them at every park down here so I guess we should consider ourselves lucky lol |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 7:34am
| Whakatane has great playgrounds! Just ask the gremlins,...they had their first go on a swing there!! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 8:13am
i thought they were the baby swings?! what about the playground by the pools, did they have any? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Bombshell wrote:Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 8:14am
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Yup the Whakatane one rocks!! (must make a trip to see Miss M's Nan and Poppa soon!!!).
Not sure that I've seen any of that type in Auckland though.... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: muppet
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 9:20am
| I'm fairly sure that there used to be a baby swing in a park in Sunnyhills when I used to nanny about 4 years ago. The park was at the top of Caithness Place. Not sure if it'll still be there though! |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 9:24am
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Yeah the swings with the chains in front are generally what you put the bubbas in at most of the playgrounds around botany, down at the beach dannemora, howick pakuranga etc.
The swings without chain and hooks are for the older kids |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 10:01am
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We have some down here BS so when you are in the area (hahaha) will let you know where they are!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 10:56am
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Yup some in Cambridge too!! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 11:56am
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The little park down the road from us has one... On Onehunga Mall by the Trafalgar Street Lights.
What about the new park at Lloyd Elsmore by the swimming pools?? ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 1:06pm
| No the park in Lloyd elsmore has ones with chain across as well |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 9:57pm
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there are moulded plastic type ones for bubbas at some of the new playgrounds...but obviously NOT in auckland!!!!
we have an awesome one near the temple but again NO bubba swings...guess she needs to be able to sit and hold on...the ones with chains have nothing between their legs etc to hold them in. Hence dfference for bubbas....keep me posted if you see ANY in auckland...might have to write to council and ask where the heck my rates have gone if there are no bubba swings anywhere...OMG the ones at cockle bay were that flat hard plastic seat from the 70's still...ouch how the heck are you meant to sit on those! |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 11:34pm
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One Tree Hill has them :)
Elle prefers the non-bubba, non-safe ones though :) I let her swing in them but we are just very careful. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 23 November 2007 at 8:30am
Come visit us BS. Although it isn't the new plastic type the one down the road from us is made of the rubber (tyre stuff) and is a full circle with leg holes! No chain. Sam loves it :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 23 November 2007 at 10:28am
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Come down to Palmy one day and go to the Esplande they have one there Josh loves it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |