Sprinkler Kickball on the Fourth
I think the 4th of July is one of the most fun holidays. There’s no pressure of gift giving or receiving, or worry about how much you just spent on gifts. You don’t have to spend a week cooking for a feast that lasts 30 minutes. It’s just swiimming, barbecues, outdoor games, baseball games and fireworks. My almost six-year old asked a bunch of questions today like “Why do they light of fireworks” and “How do they light off fireworks” and “Why are we all wearing red, white and blue?” It was a pleasure to take time to answer her questions because the 4th of July is a “fun,” no-pressure holiday as opposed to a religious holidiay or an expensive holiday or a why-is-this-a-holiday holiday?
The highlight of our 4th of July today was playing sprinkler kickball. It was 95 degrees and I thought there was no way I was going to play out in the heat of the day. But when you add the water element, the whole dynamic changes. It’s a pleasure to play when you’re cool.
Put the sprinkler at home plate. Turn it on. Use hula hoops as bases. The person who is kicking stands behind the kickball and runs through the sprinkler to kick. This makes for crazy kicks, the kind you don’t know where they’re going. Sliding into home is more fun than ever because you keep S L I D I N G forever, sometimes even into the neighbor’s yard. Best of all, you never get hot! What a blast!
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