The fountain is now turned on for the 2021 summer. Come beat the heat and splash around. As always please keep the play sand off the the splash pad as the sand will cause irreparable damage to the fountain heads. … Continue reading
Splash Pad Time!
Help Wanted!
The MVBA Children’s Park Committee is looking for more volunteer members. The committee, which is also registered as a “Friends of” volunteer group with Baltimore City’s Recreation and Parks department, handles the stewardship of the Mount Vernon Children’s Park. Some … Continue reading
Little Free Library Fundraiser
Dear neighbors and park visitors, we are holding a new fundraiser for the Mt. Vernon Children’s Park. Our goal with this fundraiser is to get a Little Free Library box added to our park, stocked full of children’s books for … Continue reading
Splash Pad Turned On!
Thanks to our generous neighborhood volunteer, Steve Johnson, the water feature in the park is once again operational for the 2020 Summer. The splash pad is on a timer and is operational between 9am and 8pm The water is triggered … Continue reading
New Shade Umbrella
After a successful GoFundMe campaign last year, we were able to purchase and install a giant 10 foot shade umbrella in the park this summer. We placed the umbrella in the lower park, where there aren’t any trees to provide … Continue reading
Willow Whips
We are taking the quarantine as an opportunity to try something new at the park! We planted Canastota willow cuttings and created little trellis arches in hopes of having living archways in the failed hedge maze area of the playground. … Continue reading
The Arbor, by David Hess
Hess Industries
The Splash Pad is ON!
The splash pad is now officially on for the rest of the summer! We want to give our immense thanks to Steve Johnson for repairing the leak and in general, for all the hard work he has put in getting the fountain to work again these past few years.
In order to use the splash pad, simply place your hand on the center of the flower censor on the splash pad. The water will cycle for a few minutes and then shut off. Simply touch the sensor again to restart. Please note, the water will automatically shut off at 8pm daily.
Also, while using the park, please remind children to keep the sand in the sandbox. If too much sand gets onto the splash pad, this can ruin the fountain heads.
Thank you, and enjoy the water play and the park this summer!
Fundraiser through Oliver’s Labels
Is your child heading to summer camp soon? Will you need to meticulously label each and over single one of their things that they take to and fro? If you do, instead of just using that Sharpie, how about considering Oliver’s Labels and supporting the Mt. Vernon Children’s Park at the same time? Mount Vernon Children’s Park is working with Oliver’s Labels in an ongoing fundraiser. Oliver’s Labels sells personalized name stickers that are washable for in washing machines and dishwashers, and can be customized with your child’s name and with one of their designs. These labels are also great for the school year.
The park will receive 20% of any sales made through our fundraising link at www.oliverslabels.com/mtvernonchildrenspark.
Need for Shade
This past week, we lost one of the big trees in the park when the wind knocked it over. Coincidentally, the Friends of Mt Vernon Children’s Park have been wanting to purchase a big shade umbrella for the park. It … Continue reading
