Children's Games

In addition to today's earlier post, I would like to share about the game I went to on Saturday night. While the game itself was exciting (I believe the 4th inning was almost an hour long?), we were standing in the picnic area (read: children everywhere). There is a distinct sign that says "No Ball Playing" by this little strip of mulched ground where I suppose children attending the games like the start their own games of baseball but could potentially harm/distract others. Needless to say, the children at Saturday's game created their own version of baseball using empty plastic bottles.

It was quite amusing. It always amazes me how children who do not know each other can start up a game and act as if they are all best friends (or enemies in some cases-there was quite the rule enforcer present). So there was this adult rule enforcer who could not stand the fact that there were children present and they were enjoying themselves. There seems to always be that kind of adult present wherever fun is to be had. So she tells them to recycle the plastic bottles they are using instead of continuing their game. I have to add at this point that we are standing in front of a recylcing bin. Suddenly we hear a wave of chants- not for the baseball game-but for "recycling!!!" and five or six little boys proceed to find every plastic bottle within a half mile radius to put into the recylcing bin. At one point Matt was like, "I don't know what more surprising, the enthusiam these kids are showing for recylcing or that so many people litter." It was quite a sight. They filled the recycling bin completely. Now if only we could get the adults to have that same enthusiam...