Playgrounds and parks

Never had a big problem... but public parks are off our comfortable list most of the time anyway, so maybe we don't have as much experience this way as some out there do.
We wipe down tables, benches, chairs, and that sort of thing, but not play equipment.

We go to the playground all the time. Went to a big place with indoor structures as well today. I always wash my dd's hands as best we can depending on available facilities. If she were to eat off a table, I wipe it and place a napkin on it and her food on that, usually in a plastic bag or container, anyway. We have never had any trouble.
However, I have not noticed my dd to be airborn sensetive(not that it could not happen someday).

We play at public parks all the time, and have never had any problems - knock wood. I too try to take some precautions around the eating areas, but other than that, I pretty much let him run free.
We have never had any reactions other than the BIG one after I fed him PB&J. So I don't know if he is contact or airborn sensitive or not.
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Sherlyn
Mom to 3 year old twins Ben & Mike - one PA & the other not.
Stay Informed And Peanut Free!

We have never had a problem with public parks. If we are going to eat, we eat on our picnic blanket or bring a tablecloth. We, also, wash hands before eating and after playing.
Andrea

My son has a history of immediate projectile vomitting after exposure to strong odor of certain legumes, including peanuts. To date, this has not happened to my son at any playground (that I can remember). I have witnessed this while my husband was carrying my son (at a leisurely pace) on his shoulders outdoors. Twice even (on hubby's shoulders), although the second incident on my husbands shoulders may have been a "biphasic" reaction. There are quite a few other incidents, but these two stick in my mind. (or hubby's shoulders and head).
*Personally* my biggest fear at the playground is dropoffs in many newer playground setups. So many children running, pushing, bumping into each other. Despite the materials used at the bases of some equipment, I still don't like the idea of dropoffs.
MommaBear
Disclaimer: this post not intended as advice in any manner or form.

We did this with a hs group with the understanding that no one would bring pb sandwiches. DS had a few close calls with his other allergies but did OK.
By mid-summer one of the moms started to "forget". She packed pb and gave it to her toddler. Pretty soon a few other moms were "forgetting" too. I gently reminded them that pb was deadly for my kid and got the "Oh we're so sorry your kid is sick but we'll keep doing the same thing" kind of apologies.
So we tried a pb table where the kids would eat and than their parent would wash their hands/face with wipes I provided. (DS doesn't seem to be airborn.) The same group of moms would just wouldn't even do this! More and more often food was becoming the main activity.
I'm no longer a group member. We left the group citing "health reasons" for ds. I hope your experience is better than mine.

I bring my ds to the playground all the time when there isen't any snow [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img] we haven't had any reaction there, I bring my own snacks and wipe his hands than use an atibacterial wash (because of the sand) If we go to a picnic ground I bring my own plastic table cloth because usually they are wood tables and are hard to clean and of course frequent hand washing.
Andrea

We often go to parks and have had no problems. We do avoid one park that has many walnut trees-- walnuts all over the ground.