Friends of Kensington Playground

06/14/2026

We had a great Urban Resources Initiative URI community greenspace workday yesterday in Kensington Playground!
We weeded garden beds, refilled the bird feeders, planted bearded irises, mulched and weeded, then mulched and weeded some more!

Fun fact: bearded irises should be dug up and divided every five years or so to prevent overcrowding, which can dramatically reduce flowering.

The park is especially lovely this time of year, with dappled sunlight filtering through the tree canopy and serviceberry bushes heavy with red berries that the birds love to eat.

Thank you to Anh, Angie, Ashley, and Olivia for spending part of their day improving Kensington Playground. Special thanks to Margaret, our URI Urban Forester, for supplying the mulch, tools, and expertise that made the workday possible. And thank you to Kathy for generously sharing extra bearded irises from her garden so they could beautify our park.

Reminder: We work Saturday’s 10:30 to 12:30 through the end of July - except July 4th weekend. Everyone is welcome, including kids! No experience needed. Tools, gloves, and light refreshments provided. We hope you’ll join us!

05/30/2026

Hi Everyone,

We had our first Urban Resources Initiative Community Greenspace work day this morning in KP. Despite the cold, windy weather, we accomplished a lot. We weeded and mulched the gardens, started weeding the back of the park, picked up fallen branches, and removed a few stickers from the splash pad.

The park looks grea! Green, leafy, blooming flowers, and the birds are using the bird feeders (made by kids at our Spring Celebration a few weeks ago), plus the new playscape, swings, and Splash pad!

Many thanks to Anh and our URI urban forester Margaret!

We are NOT working next Saturday, June 5, but hope you will join us on Saturday June 13, for another park workday!

05/28/2026

Hi Everyone!

Our URI (Urban Resources Initiative) Community Greenspace group begins work this Saturday, May 30 at 10:30 am.

Join us and help take care of our park!

Kids are welcome
No experience needed
Tools and gloves provided
Light refreshments.

Flyer attached

We can’t wait to see you Saturday!

05/17/2026

Hi Everyone,

We had a wonderful Spring Celebration in Kensington Playground this afternoon. Thank you to everyone who came out to the park on this glorious spring afternoon!

35 kids and their families made bird feeders, planted flowers, learned about recycling, and played on the new swings, playscape and splash pad!

We’d like to thank the Parks Dept for donating flowers, Rose R of the City for teaching us about recycling, New Haven Reads for supplying gentled used books, and all our volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without you!

05/14/2026

We’re looking forward to seeing you at our Spring Celebration in Kensington Playground this Saturday!

05/09/2026

Postponed!

Due to a forecast of rain and a thunderstorm, our Spring Celebration in Kensington Playground has been postponed.

We will now hold the event next Saturday, May 16, from 1–3 p.m.

We hope you can still join us!

05/07/2026

Kensington Playground. A nice place to hang out with your friends.

05/07/2026

Our Spring Celebration has been postponed to 5/16 due to weather.

Due to a forecast of light rain all day on Saturday, May 9, we have postponed our Spring Celebration one week to Saturday, May 16th from 1-3 p.m.

Hope you can join us then!

05/06/2026

The Great Give is here! 💛

Please consider supporting Friends of Kensington Playground. Your donation helps us bring free, fun, family-friendly events to the park—giving children in the Dwight neighborhood a safe place to play, grow, and build lasting memories and friendships.

I’m ready to support Friends of Kensington Playground on May 6, 2026 during The Great Give. Learn more about Friends of Kensington Playground and all the other organizations participating in The Great Give.

04/29/2026

Spring has sprung in Kensington Playground! 🌷🪻🌷

Please join Friends of Kensington Playground for our 5th annual
Spring Celebration in Kensington Playground
Saturday, May 9, 1-3 p.m.

Kids can make a birdfeeder from a milk carton, plant flowers in the park, learn about recycling, choose a free book to take home, and play on the new playground! Everyone can enjoy a slice of pizza and a game of frisbee!

We hope you will join us for this fun, family-friendly event!