Harold and Juliet Moran live in a two-story house on a compact, 50-by-100-foot lot in Burlington’s Old North End. But with a little craftiness and creativity, they’ve turned their small yard into an adventure land.
The crown jewel of their outdoor space is an eye-catching elevated play structure that has provided their boys, Jake and Owen, with hours of open-ended, open-air play. Harold, a handyman and property manager, built it himself four years ago, after researching treehouse design at the library.
“I think it’s a doable project for pretty much anyone,” he says.
This article was originally published in Seven Days’ monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT.
This article appears in Kids VT, August 2012.
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