We’re talking about playground equipment, the metal or plastic kind. “We do really like our outside time.” 5-year-old Millie and her brother love the park.

Playground equipment can get hot, even on a cloudy day. Getty Images/iStockphoto. Dark-painted surfaces and metal retain heat. This table below was 149 in the sun.

With the scorching heat, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns parents that playground equipment such as uncoated metal equipment, metal equipment, slides, swings or asphalt and ...