Anaheim is planning a new park near City Hall and the Downtown Community Center, and recently it got some key input on the design of its playground.
About 50 kids put crayon to paper to sketch out the amenities that would make the perfect playground for the 3.5-acre Center Greens, set to be completed next year. The playground will be a project of KABOOM!, a nonprofit that harnesses local community and corporate support to build places for children to play. Getting ideas from children is always a key component.
Anaheim Ducks prospect player Tyson Hinds signs hats to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Four-year-old Jacob Stevenson protects the goal at a rink with Anaheim Ducks prospect players on hand to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
12-year-old Theodore Kim signs an Anaheim Ducks hat for 11-year-old Imran Shilleh in front of the Ducks enforcer inflatable figure on hand with team prospects to help design a new playground and park during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Five-year-old Julian Rivas, left, and Sam Colangelo, an Anaheim Ducks prospect player help to design a new playground and park during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Anaheim Ducks prospect players play Score Four with local kids to help design a new playground and park during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Anaheim Ducks Wild Wing helps prospect players to design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Five-year-old Avik Patel draws his design with Anaheim Ducks prospect players for a new playground and park during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Anaheim Ducks prospect player Jackson lacombe, left, watches 6-year-old Lucas Domingo draw his design for a new playground and park during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Seven-year-old Jill Stevenson gets hockey stick instruction from Anaheim Ducks prospect player Luka Profaca on hand to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Anaheim Ducks street team member Kimberly Bartlette signs her autograph for kids during a public session to help design a new playground and park in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Six-year-old Hayden Kennar, left, connects with Anaheim Ducks Wild Wing on hand to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
10-year-old Zack Biel poses for a photograph with the Anaheim Ducks Wild Wing on hand with prospect players to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Anaheim Ducks prospect players help kids play in a rink to help design a new playground and park with local kids during a public session in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
11-year-old Daniel Sinh talks about his design for the new playground and park during a public session with Anaheim Ducks prospect players in Anaheim, on Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Alex Gallardo, Contributing Photographer)
Helping the kids think big during Friday’s design session were members of the Anaheim Ducks organization, including several prospect players, Coach Dallas Eakin and Wild Wing, the team’s mascot. They also played street hockey with the kids and signed autographs.
The playground is expected to be built in September and the park will also include a basketball court, skate park, an obstacle course, a loop walking trail and more when finished.
