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Splash pads are safer, cheaper alternatives to pools Page 1 of 4 <br /> ak)centralcorn <br /> ARIZONA'S HOME PAGE <br /> Splash pads are safer, "I really believe this is a great alternative to a <br /> cheaper alternatives to pools pool as far as fun and safety for the little <br /> ones," she said. "The kids are having a blast." <br /> by Kara G.Morrison-Jul.28,2010 02:37 PM Capt. Jay Arthur of the Phoenix Fire <br /> The Arizona Republic Department agrees splash pads are a safer <br /> alternative and could cut down on Phoenix <br /> drowning fatalities, which total 10 so far this <br /> A daycare provider for 20 years, Shari Giglio year. <br /> wanted an outdoor play area where the kids <br /> could stay cool. ¢v �y - dam .�! <br /> She didn't want the hassle or safety / g: > '` ,: <br /> concerns of a pool or the muddy mess of <br /> having kids running through lawn t • <br /> sprinklers. So she begged her husband to <br /> build a splash pad. <br /> I - <br /> _ -, -, '��,.- - r <br /> Splash pads are a system of underground = , - <br /> water jets and above-ground sprayers on a {#, <br /> non-slip surface. z,:,; ^• .,� <br /> 1 <br /> They're a lower-priced, easier-to-maintain - <br /> and safer pool substitute, and builders - 3' _ 7 - <br /> around the Valley are starting to offer them. !t =,- ' ,,g <br /> .SR, _1 "" ` <br /> "Shari was trying to talk me into it for two ' : > f.---.a *•. , _, <br /> years," said her husband, Mike, president of W <br /> estern Aquatics Construction and <br /> Development. Giglio mostly does commercial "Regardless, we always want kids to be <br /> projects, including the Wet 'n' Wild water <br /> park that opened in Glendale last year. Advertisement <br /> GROUPON ❑ 0 <br /> One day this month, half a dozen kids of all r <br /> ages were laughing and screaming as they '' <br /> ran through the water jets, getting drenched -c <br /> in the Giglio's Glendale backyard. i <br /> Shari said the splash pad gives her daycare <br /> . <br /> : Local Daily Deals <br /> p p 9 Y <br /> kids a way to get exercise for an hour or two up to 9 00/0 off <br /> every morning, making the rest of the day go <br /> more smoothly. And because there's less <br /> than an inch of standing water, there's very Get todays Deal at <br /> little risk of injury - even for the toddlers. www.PrintGroupon.com <br /> Print Powered By i ForrnatDynamics" <br /> http://www.azcentral.com/style/hfe/decor/article s/2010/0 7/2 8/20100 72 8 spl ash-pad-safer-c... 12/6/2010 <br />