Why Do Kids Have To Grow Up?
Now that the kids are both teenagers, they don’t play out in the garden so I think the time has arrived when I will have to think about throwing out all their old garden toys.
Over the years we have had plenty of bits and pieces out in the garden, ranging from climbing toys, swing sets and various other garden toys.
Amongst the many bits and pieces they had were ball pits, sand pits, badminton nets, football posts and endless football and tennis balls.I sometimes wondered if there was a big black hole somewhere where all the balls seem to end up. It seems that no matter how many balls I bought, whenever the kids wanted to play ball, they always seemed to have vanished into thin air.
However, definitely the very best piece of equipment the kids ever had was the fabulous play system we got for them. We even cordoned off a chunk of the garden so that we could construct the frame.It was a massive undertaking as we had to dig out a hugh amount of earth and then fill it all up with bark.At the time it seemed to be an awful lot of hassle and it certainly set us back a bob or two, but from the hours of enjoyment the kids got out of it, it was completely worth every penny.
It is lovely when you remember the times when the kids were younger and the endless amount of laughter coming from where they were playing in the garden.
One of my happiest memories of the kids playing out in the garden was when I used to push them both in the swing seat.It was one of those double seats, and it seemed the higher I pushed them, the louder they laughed.Sometimes I would push them so high, that I felt sure they would come flying out of their seats.
Unfortunately that was quite a few years ago now and both the children have grown up. Gone are the days of being happy playing out in the fresh air. Nowadays its all computer games and speaking to their friends on Facebook.
I would advise you that if your children are still little, then try and enjoy every second you have with them because before you know it they will be all grown up and the simple things in life just will not interest them!
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