Mouse Wheel

Down by the Oamaru harbour there is an innovative playground being built. This is a mouse wheel and goes round on the inside! You can see the fun that this creates! Of course there is always the older boy who monopolises the play and is too rough - there was one here but John told him to get off and let the younger children have a go!

[Kerri]

Cool

[Jason Daniels]

be good for training....

[Arthur Loosley]

Great fun for the children, and good exercise too!

[Chris]

children's having fun, cool shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Fun capture!

[Cassandra Hoffmann]

That's cool! It is sad when older kids are like that :/ I feel for younger kids and I know mine get upset when it is done to them.

[Junan Heath]

Delightful capture! So much fun for the kids! :D

[richard saffold]

great idea and fun for the kids. now they need to hook it to a generator and they could light the park.....maybe the whole city!

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Did you try it, Maggiemae? It looks like so much fun. I've never seen anything like that here.

[Dana Palermo]

That looks like so much fun!!

[Yvonne]

What a great capture--looks like so fun. Except I would be laying on the ground ; )

[Cindy McFarland]

Very nice capture, Maggie! I love the lighting and being able to see through the opening to the other side. Very nice!

[Harry J Benson]

nice capture, looks like the kids are having a great time.

[Alison Miller]

Great capture...love the movement!

[Deb]

Looks like fun! I definitely would give it a try :)

[Jim]

I suppose I'm too old for this but it looks fun.

[jerry plume]

Looks like fun! Great capture!

[Maggiemae]

@yentlski the height of this would have decapitated you pretty fast!

[Maggiemae]

@yonnie The kids had great natural balance but they fell down too!

[Maggiemae]

@catwoman2 Mary, I can just manage to stand up and photograph something like this! lol! I would have loved something like this as a youngster!

[Maggiemae]

@wordpixman You are right, Arthur - I didn't see one plump child on this! - you have to run quite fast!

[Maggiemae]

@bobfoto We need an adult one for training and I'm on if you are!

[Jason Daniels]

@maggiemae - wonder if a bike would work inside?

[Maggiemae]

@bobfoto The idea is good but a bike would be too big! One young guy wanted to use his scooter inside it but this would have tripped everyone over! It's only been open one day!

[Jason Daniels]

@maggiemae - roller skates would be fun!

[Maggiemae]

@bobfoto I really think you wouldn't move! You have to put quite a bit of effort to make this go round!

[Jason Daniels]

@maggiemae - Hmmm... could you walk your dog inside?

[Maggiemae]

@bobfoto If the dog was a pekingese, forget it! If it was a Bernese Mountain Dog, - way to go!

[Laura Latham]

This looks like so much fun! I'm surprised it's not full of dads!

[Maggiemae]

@lauralatham there were two most enthusiastic Dads here but this is relatively unknown yet!

[Peter de Graaff]

They are having fun and you captured

[David Pryde]

Amazing and well timed. I hope the boy behind didn't hurt himself?

[bmnorthernlight]

Wonderful capture! You can literally feel their joy!

[Sue McCarter]

Oh - what fun!!

[Linda Lorraine]

Aww...I want to try!

[Pat Knowles]

Good for John!!! Looks great fun & good exercise too! My granddaughter is in Geraldine this w/e !

[Netkonnexion]

That looks like cool and fun equipment. Nice capture.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture Maggie. It is so nice to see creativity at playgrounds

[Roberta Clark Chalmers]

What fun!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat Geraldine is lovely - there is a great gift shop in the main street! Reasonable and fashionable! Ask her to buy you a present?

[Maggiemae]

@bmnorthernlight The smiles and laughter were there from everyone, even the watchers!

[Maggiemae]

@bkbinthecity There is also a monster Penny Farthing sculpture which has swings underneath and they are working on a flying fox!

[Corinne]

So fun !

[8yearson]

Good for John! Can't stand playground bullies! This looks such fun and I like the way you have photographed it Maggie!

[Michelle]

Awwwww this is lovely

[Kelly]

Good on John, great fun shot Maggie - my kids would love this!

[Bep]

Well captured! So much fun here.

[Cathy Donohoue]

This looks like great fun. I think I would even try to run on something like this.

[Sharon]

Great action shot. What fun.

[Huda Morcos]

So cool!

[Darlene]

What a great capture, Maggiemae. Too bad they do not have one for the older kids and one for the younger kids as the older kids do tend to take over. Looks like fun.

[Lyn]

Grand shot - they look like they are having so much fun. . .and thank goodness for some subtle interference when needed! Maggiemae, thanks so much for your very kind words lately. . .I needed them!

[Buffy]

I know if that were anywhere near me I'd give it a go myself! ;-) Good for John for removing the older boy and giving the young ones their chance for a bit of fun too. I love the smiles I can see on some of their faces!

[Maggiemae]

@buffy Thanks for that Buffy, probably that boy would have got straight back on when we left! Its a new toy for the children!

[Maggiemae]

@lyno Thanks for that, Lyn! Words are all we are allowed here - no hugs or tears!

[Amanda Thepanda]

Fun!

[Henry Tomsett]

Good way of expending excess energy.

[Jolly]

What fun! I remember tumbling in this once :)

[Carole Imes]

Fab capture of children just having fun ... cool action!

[Donna]

what a great action shot! super timing on your part!

[Maggiemae]

@pointnshoot28 Needless to say, Donna, I took about 20 photos and this one showed the movement of the wheel best!

[michelle mcintyre]

Great action shot Maggiemae - looks like lots of fun!!

[Rach_who]

I love all the different expressions.

[Carole]

Nice shot, can almost feel the giggles

[Leslie]

what joy you captured in the younger child...hope he didn't end up on the floor

[Maggiemae]

@lesip Yes they invariably ended up on their backs but that was fun!

[Cathy Breen]

Great capture, it looks like so much fun. I wish there was one of those here, my kids would love it.