https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 07:28:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087899 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 06:27:26 +0000 Dandelion 1087899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one at my parents lake cottage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087871 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:47:38 +0000 loveisstrange 1087871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our parks here have them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087845 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:16:18 +0000 Giraffe 1087845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our neighborhood park has both a merry-go-round and seesaws. I never really thought anything of it until some friends came to visit from out of state and were shocked to see them! I found this article really interesting:<br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/science/19tierney.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/science/19tierney.html?_r=0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087844 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:08:04 +0000 sandy 1087844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a nice park close by that has one but it's flush to the ground so kids can't fall off and fall under it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087799 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 23:05:06 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1087799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is one at the playground by my grandparents house. That is the only one I can think of ever seeing though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087690 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:20:14 +0000 honeybear 1087690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking about these lately too--there is an illustration of one in a Richard Scarry book LO loves. LO has never seen one in real life, because all of our playgrounds have been carefully sanitized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087684 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:12:08 +0000 mrsjazz 1087684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I don't remember ever being on one of these! At one of the playgrounds we go to there's what I guess is a modern version of this. </p> [attach=1461/13/mt5a49.600x450.vanderbiltstreetplayground1.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087677 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:06:33 +0000 autumnlove 1087677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have any around here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087665 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:53:56 +0000 Koolbreeze 1087665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one at our park! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087661 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:51:55 +0000 skibobrown 1087661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't seen one in the Boston area for years, but here in Iowa, we have them at all of our playgrounds. Those things are so much fun... but so dangerous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087647 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:44:42 +0000 chopsuey 1087647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been a while! Those things could be dangerous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087646 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:43:16 +0000 yellowbird 1087646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one at the park we frequent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087644 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:40:17 +0000 mrsbookworm 1087644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't seen one lately, either. I did love them as a kid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087639 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:31:39 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1087639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, yeah, come to think of it, I haven't seen a merry-go-round lately. </p> <p>We had something called the Ocean Wave at my grade school. Anyone else? That was a total death trap. BUT SO FUN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087624 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:11:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1087624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here in the wild west, we've got one at our local playground. I'm kind of glad my kids have this exposure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087611 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:02:04 +0000 Andrea 1087611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw man, I still remember falling from one when I was 5. I hit my hoo-ha. I can still feel the pain. Owwweeee!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087593 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:45:46 +0000 HLK208 1087593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved both merry-go-rounds and seesaws! But the last time I was on a seesaw, I fell off from the top, hard. I haven't seen them in 10+ years probably?</p> <p>There's a 4 seater teeter totter at a local park but it doesn't go very high. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087591 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:45:01 +0000 T-Mom 1087591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had one in our neighborhood playground until last year when they redid it in favor of a gigantic play structure that my kids are too scared to go on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087586 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:43:01 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1087586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have those but we still have see-saws </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087584 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:42:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 1087584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's one at our playground!</p> <p>Also double see-saws! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087579 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:41:45 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1087579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never knew what they were called!</p> <p>We still have those at our playgrounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-last-time-you-saw-a-merry-go-roundroundabout-at-a-playground#post-1087578 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:41:04 +0000 mrbee 1087578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was a kid, these manual merry-go-rounds were everywhere!</p> <p>[attach=1/13/mt55wh.600x479.751px-Merry-go-round.jpeg]</p> <p>Picture from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout_(play)">Wikipedia</a>.</p> <p>But now I can't remember the last time I saw a merry-go-round/roundabout! From what I understand, fear of lawsuits caused them to disappear... along with see-saws and "Tarzan ropes." I guess there were too many injuries...</p> <p>Did you ever go on merry-go-rounds as a kid? When was the last time you saw a merry-go-round/roundabout at a playground? </p>