The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we will ask you a question or provide a topic, and you will talk about it.
The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon.
Today’s question:
Question: Do you think there is enough activities for kids to do around our cities?
Talk about it….
Unplug the electronics, hop on your hike and use your imagination. Anybody remember doing that?
Some Great Activities!
Fun for kids 5 and Up!
Those activities certainly have become synonymous with the bay area experience.
I think they refer to it as “Keepin’ it real”.
No, not for 10-16 year olds. We used to have miniature golf, roller skating rinks, arcades. It would be nice to have some of those places again. We don’t even have any late-night diners anymore, like Mel’s or Lyons. Nations used to be cool until they ruined the old-timey vibe with that “remodel”, it’s like a hospital cafeteria now. The old Kmart would be a GREAT place for an indoor fun center for kids. The only way for it to work would be to have a lot of real security so that a handful of kids who don’t/can’t act right do not ruin it for everyone else.
Yes, there are plenty of things for kids to do.
Cities provide sports fields, parks, and playgrounds
with recreational equipment to play games, or fly a kite.
Some parks have tennis courts, and a swimming pool.
There are hiking trails where the kids can get up close
to nature, hunt for bugs and enjoy the scenery.
Children don’t really need much, they are imaginative and
creative, always inventing and reinventing things to do.
The kids in my neck of the woods are always outside
doing what kids do best…playing, and annoying. But
in a good way, I enjoy seeing children having a fun time.
No many favorites have shut down. Roller-rink, mini-golf, laser tag, many bowling alleys. There are also not enough protected bikeways with everyone driving like crazy. Travel team sports have also ruined what used to be low key community/city sports leagues.
More than enough. We have:
pixieland
large parks
bowling alley
batting cage
the canal.
the kids need to be unplugged and go outside to play.
When I was a kid there were lots of activities for kids. Then the lawyers got busy.
They should be building iPhones and LCD televisions. 😝🇺🇸
There are plenty of things for kids to do and vary for different ages unfortunately parents are too busy and lack parenting, playing with them and such.
I disagree to unplug kids as it’s the future and the more they learn how to use it the better off they will be, however limiting to an extent is a must and keep an eye on their ughed in accounts and history.
Our 7 year old grandson is already writing some code and doing graphics for games and being paid to do so being plugged in has pretty much guaranteed his future in those fields making good money, he also does lots of kids stuff unplugged as well.
Some of the best pilots in our military grew up playing video games.
They learn faster than the pilots that didn’t play video games, and
they are able to process information and make decisions more quickly.
For some.ducking bullets is good exercise
Well we have been on the verge of losing one of the few remaining recreation opportunities:in Claycord: Clayton Valley Bowl was on the list of preferred sites to be rezoned to high density residential. Thankfully enough of us contacted city council to get them to reconsider. . The latest rezoning map preserves CVB and in-Shape, but still rezones at lest half of that retail area, including a significant chunk of in-Shape parking.
Still time to get involved and give the city council your feedback.