When Kim Chance entered Pantene's Beautiful Wishes contest, she was given two wishes. She wished for a new truck for her husband, Stuart, and an educational park for her hometown of Flower Mound.

The park won out, and at the beginning of this month, $5,000 was given to Flower Mound for the educational portion of a new or existing park.

"Some ideas I would like to see might include a poster of local birds that children might see in their neighborhoods," she said. "Next to each picture could be a button they can press to hear the bird's song. This would help the children learn to identify birds by sight and sound.

"Other ideas might be a poster to help children identify animal tracks that they might see on a trail," she added.

It all stems from her experience.

"We spend a lot of time outdoors enjoying nature and take lots of excursions around the area so that our son, Nicholas, can have new experiences and exposures to the world around him," she said.

The nature part of the park is one thing, but soon after winning the contest Ms. Chance upped the ante a bit. She decided nothing short of a Kids Kastle playground like the one in Highland Village would do.

Her enthusiasm is shared by others.

"A playground of this magnitude would be something we could all be proud of," said Tony Nielsen, Flower Mound's manager of park development.

One possible location for the playground would be the land adjacent to Gerault Park.

Deborah Horvath has experienced her friend's enthusiasm firsthand.

"Kim feels passionate about her son and other kids, and she is passionate about the environment and she wants to pass it on to others," Ms. Horvath said.

Ms. Chance has entered a more active phase of the project by circulating a playground petition. She has 100 signatures and knows she will need many more.

"It's been fun to attend some of the subcommittee planning meetings, and it's important to know that citizens can have a say in the way their town is run," she said.