Chapparal Park at 17440 N. 57th Ave., Glendale will receive visits from the city's REC on Wheels program from 3 to 5 p.m. April 10 and 24. The park also will play host to a showing of "The Sandlot," starting at 7 p.m. April 18.
(City of Glendale)
Glendale’s REC on Wheels program is designed to engage children in play to boost health and wellness through safe physical activity that also keeps young minds active.
With this free program, Glendale’s Parks and Recreation Department staff brings chess sets, LEGO tables with building blocks, flag football equipment, cornhole sets, baseball bases, basketballs, soccer nets and other playful gear to parks that are a short walk or drive from many local schools. Children can also play large Connect 4 and Jenga games in the parks.
REC on Wheels will visit the following parks in April:
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Rec on Wheels rolls up to Glendale parks
(City of Glendale)
Chapparal Park at 17440 N. 57th Ave., Glendale will receive visits from the city's REC on Wheels program from 3 to 5 p.m. April 10 and 24. The park also will play host to a showing of "The Sandlot," starting at 7 p.m. April 18.
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Glendale’s REC on Wheels program is designed to engage children in play to boost health and wellness through safe physical activity that also keeps young minds active.
With this free program, Glendale’s Parks and Recreation Department staff brings chess sets, LEGO tables with building blocks, flag football equipment, cornhole sets, baseball bases, basketballs, soccer nets and other playful gear to parks that are a short walk or drive from many local schools. Children can also play large Connect 4 and Jenga games in the parks.
REC on Wheels will visit the following parks in April:
• April 1: 3 to 5 p.m. at Cholla Park, 53rd Avenue and Cholla Street.
• April 2: 1 to 3 p.m. at Heritage Park, 55th Avenue and Mountain View Road.
• April 8: 2 to 4 p.m. Desert Mirage Park, 87th and Maryland avenues.
• April 9: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Horizon Park, 47th and Diana avenues.
• April 10: 3 to 5 p.m. Chapparal Park, 57th Avenue & Greenbriar Drive.
• April 15: 3 to 5 p.m. Cholla Park.
• April 16: 1 to 3 p.m. Heritage Park.
• April 23: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Horizon Park.
• April 24: 3 to 5 p.m. Chapparal Park.
• April 29: 2 to 4 p.m. Desert Mirage Park.
• April 30: 1 to 3 p.m. Heritage Park.
Children can walk to the parks after school, or parents can drop them off and/or pick them up at the REC on Wheels sites. This is a drop-off program, where participants can play and leave as they like, but parents should stay at the site with children age 5 and younger.
Some REC on Wheels programs start in the morning, making them ideal for children who are home schooled or those looking for activities on days off.
“REC on Wheels is a great opportunity to bring programming to our residents, so they have the opportunity to enjoy programs and our beautiful parks,” stated Dean Kinnoin, recreation supervisor for the city parks and recreation department. “We focus on parks that are near elementary schools.”
Families can the spring weather by attending a free Movie in the Park starting at 7 p.m. April 18 at Chapparal Park.
“The Sandlot,” a comedy about young baseball players in 1962 Los Angeles, will be shown. Attendees should bring chairs and/or blankets.
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