William Meuse, 4, and his sister, Madeline, 3, make pretend food from dirt Thursday at a Farmington playground. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal

William Meuse, 4, of Farmington goes down a slide Thursday at a Farmington park. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal

Porter Robinson, 4, of Freeman Township looks up at his mother Thursday while sitting on a piece of granite in a shallow brook on the edge of a Farmington park. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal

Madeline Meuse, 3, of Farmington ponders stepping on to climbing equipment Thursday at a Farmington park. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal

Porter Robinson, 4, of Freeman Township sits Thursday on granite at the edge of a brook on the outskirts of a Farmington park. Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal