Piko

My kids have taken to playing on the street almost every afternoon. Our weather's so weird that sometimes it feels like summer even during this rainy season. And when it's sunny our house heats up like an oven. No kidding, it really does feel like one.



And so on sunny days my 4th child couldn't wait to get out and play. After 9 years in this village my children finally made friends in our street! At first they would ride their bikes or scooters but then there's really not much interaction with our neighbors then. What broke the ice was buckets of sidewalk chalk.



We've had buckets of sidewalk chalk in our stockroom for years, we've even forgotten they were there. Because child #4 loved playing with chalk in school I remembered we had them. The kids love them, even the older ones who are in their tweens. Every afternoon the strip of street in front of our house looks like a work of art. Then at night they would pray for rain so that they'll have a clean slate the next day.



Seeing their street art made me remember games of piko and patintero. Since the two older kids are much bigger than the younger 2, patintero was out of the question. I didn't think they'd enjoy it but now they're always on the lookout for pebbles that would serve as a good "pato". I'm glad they enjoy doing things that don't need to be powere by electricity!