Kids Konnection
21 Andover Rd
Billerica MA
The playground is behind O'Connor Hardware but parking is accessed off of Andover Road, with a pathway running from the parking lot to the playground.
Date/Time Visited: Wednesday September 3rd 2025 at 6:00pm
Bathrooms: 1 Handicapped-accessible Porta-potty near baseball field
Parking: Ample
Shade: Not on playground but there is a covered pavilion with picnic tables. Trees surround the playground so some areas are shaded later in the afternoon.
Benches/Tables: Yes, both
Additional Features: Baseball field
This has been one of our favorite playgrounds for years. It’s spacious, colorful, and fenced-in, has good sight lines, and features tons of different structures for kids to play on. I remember coming here when I was a kid, and I loved it just as much as my kids love it now. The wide variety of play equipment makes it easy for a family to spend a good chunk of time here.
Path from the parking lot to the playground
There are designated areas for older kids (ages 5-12) and younger ones (2-5 year olds), but my daughter had fun playing on both and really only needed minimal help from me on the “big kids” playground. There is something for everyone to enjoy.
One of my favorite things about Kids Konnection is that some of the structures are shaped like vehicles, which adds to the level of my daughter’s imaginative play while we’re there. She had fun pretending she was driving a train and that she was being lifted by the bull-dozer, and we even learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and the internal organs of a hippo (embossed on the inside of two of the toys).
A lot of the equipment has an obstacle course aspect to it that is fun to navigate, as well as a large spider web structure to climb.
The ground is covered in mulch, and there were plenty of tables (some kid-sized!) and benches to sit on throughout the playground. The playground is surrounded by trees, which create shaded areas during morning or late afternoon hours. There is also a covered pavilion with several picnic tables.
In addition to baby swings and big kid swings, there is also a tire swing and one handicapped swing. There are several slides in each area of the playground as well as a sandbox with sand toys. Different types of climbing structures, monkey bars, bouncers, and see-saws rounded out the mix of equipment.
I’m a big fan of extra details on playgrounds because my daughter gravitates towards them for role playing, so I was happy to see that they are in abundance at this playground. She pretended to play the piano and a drum set, sold me iced coffee from a “drive-thru” window, and chatted with me from across a play structure using sound tubes.
The park is clean, well kept, spacious, and fully fenced in. Kids Konnection is an impressive park and it’s a super fun spot to spend an afternoon! My kids are already asking to go back again.
Holly O'Blenis is a mom of four who loves finding new, exciting things to do to create a fun, happy childhood for them! She is an avid reader and crafter who loves the outdoors.
Shari Bartholomew is a Chelmsford mom of a daughter and two sons. She’s also an independent consultant for Usborne Books & More (http://www.sharisellsstories.com) and a Beachbody coach. When she’s not seeking out exciting new things to try with her kids, she loves baking, arts and crafts, planning parties, and travel.
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