I love snow. My wife loves snow. Our kids, like all kids, love snow. Even our dog loves snow. Good thing, too – we live in Maine! And what we’ve found over the years is that a swing set in Winter is just as much fun as a swing set in Summer. In some ways, even more fun. Here’s how:

• The swings still swing the same, but jumping in a pile of snow sure beats landing in a bunch of woodchips.
• Cold plastic + snowsuit + a dusting of snow = a really, really, really fast slide. When you add a big pile of snow at the end, it makes the ride even more exciting.
• You can’t have a snowball fight in the Summer. And, the forts, bridges, ladders, ramps and walls make for epic battles.
• And, nothing beats a steaming cup of hot chocolate after a romp in the snow.

Now, it’s not as if Summer isn’t also a great time to play on a swing set. Of course it is. But to beat those really hot days, we have received the following tips from CedarWorks families over the years:

• To cool the slide down, speed the slide up, and keep the kids having fun, make your own water slide by attaching a standard garden hose at the top. One adventuresome family even added a slip’n’slide to the landing area to extend the ride.

• For even more water play, place a standard kiddie pool inside the downstairs of any of our Revelry Gazebos (we have been told it’s a nearly perfect fit, so you have to inflate the pool in place).

• Or, if you prefer to stay dry while staying cool, one family reports having used a solar powered fan in the upstairs fort.

• And, nothing beats an ice cold glass of lemonade after a frolic in the sun.

So, Summer or Winter, or Fall or Spring for that matter, are all great seasons for a swing set. If you don’t have a swing set already, now would be a great time to get one (a CedarWorks swing set, of course).

Do any of you CedarWorks families out there have a great picture of your swing set in Winter? Or with a custom Summer modification or two? Send it along (the picture, not the swing set) – we’d love to see it, and share it too.

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