If money is not an important issue for you and if your house has a large and spacious back yard, you can consider purchasing an old fashioned merry go round where your kids can play and you can relive good memories from your childhood. A merry go round, which can also be called a carousel, is a powerful instrument to calmly entertain children and also an incredible décor element for your house. You will not be able to have the beautiful Saving Rock Merry Go Round, but no matter what model of merry go round you chose, it will still be an original way to enhance the style and the beauty of your outdoor space and entertain your young ones.
Merry go rounds have been so popular and loved among kids and adults that references to them are everywhere. The famous cinema studio, Warner Bros, used the song The Merry Go Round Broke Down as a catchy tune in their Looney Tune series. Merry go rounds have also been the inspiration for other artists: a popular jazz musician, Lafayette Charles, decided to call one of his CDs “Merry Go Round of Life”; another popular CD goes by the title “Merry & Hell Go Round”.
Merry go rounds used to have great importance in fairs, social events and, last but not least, in amusement parks. Kids used to love riding a colored merry go round horse accompanied by music and lights; they would ride for hours and parents would have a very hard time getting them down to go home. Today, after the newest technological advancements, kids much rather prefer riding a high speed car rather than a taking a calm ride on the back of a carousel horse when they visit amusement parks.
To greet the desire for speed that young generations of kids have, faster merry go rounds have been installed in amusement parks; in these “crazy” merry go rounds the classical merry go round horse is replaced by a jet or a speed car, and the melodic music is replaced by rock or house music.
Regardless of this “transition”, traditional merry go rounds represent something very important, especially in the memories of older people; they are almost the symbol of a culture that is fighting with modernity to not be forgotten and disappear. Luckily, people are still very touched when they see a merry go round where children are playing and laughing; it is like a confirmation that the love for the merry go round will last forever, even in a society where everything goes so fast that it looks like there is no space for a melancholy carousel that keeps going around to the rhythm of old music.
The love and interest that many people have for merry go rounds is the basis for a very popular passion that is widespread in many parts of the world. Some people love collecting old merry go round photos from various places, even if they don’t know the people who are riding.
If merry go round pictures are one of your interests, join some of the online forums where people sharing your same interest get together and exchange pictures or just their experiences. You could use pictures of merry go rounds to adorn the walls of your work area or, if they like it, your children’s room. Having pictures inside your house revealing your interest for merry go rounds and an actual merry go round in your garden could be quite an interesting theme for your home decor.
Despite their decline in popularity, merry go rounds are still present in modern society; while the majority of children can be found indoors either in front of the TV or computer with their videogames, it would be difficult to find one that had never seen at least a picture of a merry go round. These rides have assumed an almost divine historic nature, being appreciated by everyone. Organize parties for your children in the garden and let children ride the horses of your merry go round; they’ll find games to play while riding the horses. Get them used to the merry go round when they’re very young and perhaps their interest will never be completely captured by the videogame wave.
