Visiting Pritchard Park

Pritchard Park is an interesting park on Bainbridge Island. It was once a creosote plant, which became a Superfund clean up site. It is one of the best beaches on the Island, and the views are amazing, being located at the mouth of Eagle Harbor. 

The weather was beautiful, if not a little chilly.

It is so much fun to watch children create their own play in a natural setting without any toys. This time is was a Magical Kingdom made in the driftwood.

There were many choices for castles, or jails, or whatever they wanted to pretend!

Playing in these setting has it's own risks and challenges, but these are both essential for children, and becoming harder to provide in what seems like an unsafe world.

The ferry passed by.

The kids had fun running, falling, and rolling in the sand. As chilly as it was, they all took off their shoes and socks. One little boy was about to strip down to his underwear, but we encouraged him to keep his pants on.

We collected old bricks from the buildings that used to be there and used them like building blocks.

Treasures, fun, and memories!