Astrid Lindgren

Really big kids

Really small kids

We went to Astrid Lindgren's World.  It’s about a 5 hour drive from the island and is in a part of Sweden I’ve never been to.  It is unlike any amusement park I’ve ever seen before.  If you don’t know Astrid Lindgren is probably the most famous writer of children’s book in Sweden…probably the most famous outside of Sweden is Pipi Longstockings.  This is an "old school" form of park, where there are no rides, only exhibits and shows.   The exhibits are recreations of the towns from her books in small child friendly scale.  

Tell me if you think anything like that would work in the U.S.  People moving freely in and out of these houses, free to touch, open and close doors and climb pretty much anywhere.    Unfortunately I don’t think they would last very long.  Why is it that people can’t let things look nice for the children?