SODA SPRINGS — A group of moms in Soda Springs have launched a campaign to build an Americans with Disabilities Act-friendly playground and splash pad in their city because, organizer Laura Lind said, no child should miss out on a day in the park.

The playground designer, Jim Houghton, of Leather and Associates of New York, met with students in kindergarten through fifth grade Wednesday to find out what kids wanted in a playground.

Lind said the project will incorporate as many of the children’s suggestions and ideas as possible.

“Well, we’ll probably have to leave out the jet packs,” Lind joked.

The updated playground will be built at the Thomas Corrigan Park in Soda Springs.

Houghton said some of the ideas that elementary students shared included a rock climbing wall with a slide, merry-go-rounds and monkey bars.

“We are looking to create a shoulder-to-shoulder, interactive playground for all kids,” Houghton said.

Leather and Associates are the same designers that created Brooklyn’s Playground in Pocatello. Located at OK Ward Park, the ADA-accessible Brooklyn’s Playground is one of the city’s most-used venues.

Houghton said all playgrounds designed by the New York firm exceed ADA requirements.

As well as listening to children who will use the playground, Houghton said parents also had a chance to weigh in. He said swings with greater body support were at the top of their list.

Lind said the 12-member committee launched its campaign in May.

“As moms, we all spend a lot of time at the park, and we saw the need for an updated playground for special-needs children and smaller children,” Lind said.

She said the new playground will be accessible to all ages and all abilities.

The updated park will be funded by sponsorship, fundraising efforts and grants. The total cost of the playground will be about $200,000, and the group has raised more than $5,000 toward that cause.

Lind said the group has applied for two grants, and it is waiting for a reply.

Personalized pickets that will enclose the playground can be purchased, and paving blocks bearing the donors name are also being sold.

The group has a projected completion date of June 2018, but Lind said work will commence as soon as the committee secures needed funds.

“As soon as we find the funding, we’ll start building,” Lind said. “We have an amazing group here — now we just need money.”

The committee just completed its school kit fundraiser — the group completed school supply lists for busy parents. The group also raised money through a pie-in-the-face toss and a dunk tank.

Special needs coordinator Brandi Carroll said the project’s success is paramount for her family. Carroll’s 7-year-old son, Aiden, is a bilateral amputee — both of his feet were amputated because of a birth defect.

Aiden is fitted with prosthetics, but he also uses a wheelchair to ambulate. Brandi said that when her son is in his wheelchair, he’s confined to watching activities in the park from the sidelines.

“A trip to the park should include everyone,” Brandi said.

Donations to the cause can be made at Friends of the Soda Springs Park on Facebook or by calling Georgia Brown at 435-757-1521.