(KMDL-FM) Chances are, if you are of a certain age, you can recall the summer fun experience of playing in a sprinkler. If you didn’t have a sprinkler, you may have played with a garden hose on a hot day to cool off. The modern-day equivalent of that would have to be the splash pad.
In the Lafayette, Louisiana area, there are half a dozen or more really cool splash pads for kids to play in. Meanwhile, in a city like Houston, Texas, there are more than 90 splash pads available for public use.
Splash Pads, or as they are known in legal circles, interactive water play areas, are a big deal in the Gulf South when the weather gets hot. For us, that’s anywhere from early May through the end of October. And the play areas do provide a refreshing way for kids of all ages and abilities to beat the heat while staying safe.
Or are they really staying safe?…