Playing outside when you’re a kid is one of the best feelings in the world. Going out on the sidewalk on a summer day with no plans other than to give that jump rope some use… I wish I could go back. I suppose I could buy a Skip-It from Target and play with it in front of my apartment building but honestly, I’m worried about slicing my ankle open. 

But having a sense of play is an incredibly important thing. We spend all day being serious, doing what we’re supposed to be doing, and we need some extra time just to let loose. It came to us so naturally when we were kids. We would just spend hours and hours outdoors, entertaining ourselves with nothing but some chalk and a few buddies. Hours would pass and we’d come home to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Life had never been so good.