The 100th Thing I've Learned!

 

#100 November 3:  My sweet almost 3-year-old neighbor, Cora fell from her swing and got a black eye and cracked 3 bones above her left eye.  I assured her dad that this was NOT his fault that accidents happen to all kids and parents.  And that risky behavior is good for children in moderation.  To that end, the 100^th thing I learned last week is that the jungle gym is 100 years old this year with the patent being approved in 1923.  The first jungle gym was invented by Sebastian Hinton and was in Winnetka, Illinois at North Shore Country Day School.  I’m sure more than 100 broken bones have been attributed to this wonderful, risky invention!  And kids have been hanging upside down in trees for more than a millennia!! 10/30