a peek inside the fishbowl

Thinking beyond hopscotch as it pertains to driveway chalk games. :)

Would you believe that kids don’t jump rope as much as they used to? I decided to try and do something about it.

My recent post about freeze-tag reminded me of something… when you were a kid and you were playing these kind of tag games, what method did you use to figure out who was going to be “it” ?
In my day someone would quickly call out “KING COUNTER NO HIGHER NO LOWER” and thus nominate themselves [...]

This week’s activity was a doozy, and I was wholly unprepared:
Organize a scavenger hunt in your neighbourhood and recruit a few families to participate. 83% of youth in Canada report that their neighbourhood is safe for younger children to play outside. 
I’m wondering, if the majority of Canadians surveyed think that their neighborhoods are safe, why are [...]