Di Silvestro Playground — Attraction in Philadelphia

Our almost-three-year-old loves this playground, and I love that it has a wide array of equipment that allows him to transition up smoothly as he gets older/braver, beautiful greenery, a working water fountain. Plus the wonderful library is around the corner. Plus the sprayground makes the heat more bearable in the summer (not a ton of shade yet, the trees just need time to grow). The diversity is really strong, kids and families from lots of neighborhoods merge here so you can usually meet someone new while also seeing lots of regulars too. I love getting to hear 3+ languages when we're there. Since this is a haven for older kids as well as young ones, more protective parents of younger kids sometimes seem perturbed by pre-teens and teens being what I consider totally normal. Yes, I have smelled pot by the basketball court, yes kids sometimes swear and play-fight near my kid. Lots of moments for me to think how I will navigate raising my son in the city and teachable moments for him, but I consider that quite an opportunity. Wonderful spots for parents to sit and hang back while keeping an eye on your kid, so they can do...

Unfortunately DiSilvestro Playground will be hosting a series of embroidery workshops from an artist known as Eleanore using stolen work and plagiarized content from another artist known as Beast Or God. Despite being given evidence that Eleanore has taken willfully from another artist without credit or proper payment, they have decided to side with someone with plagiarized content. This is very disappointing to hear, but not surprising that an artist is getting shafted yet again by an endeavoring copy-cat and those that facilitate such...

My four-year-old daughter absolutely loved this playground as well as myself, and it is not just a playground it has rock rock-climbing walls, it has rope climbing, it is a very active and fun place for children of all ages!! And it's right behind CHOP South Philadelphia, so my child now looks forward to going to the doctor and getting to play at the playground...