I can’t remember the last time I saw kids out riding their bikes, or playing a pickup game on an empty lot.
We had a young family buy a house down the street that had retirees in it before them. The retirees moved to Florida full time instead of being snow birds. Well that new family (4 kids) has an active 5 year old boy. He’s full of imagination.
Suddenly, we see kids playing outside with him every day now! Every day, except for maybe the single digit days (and maybe we didn’t see any because we didn’t go for our daily walks outside).
They ride bikes together, play pick up nerf gun fights, throw a football around. It’s caught on like wildfire, playing outside. Lots of the kids in the neighborhood are outside now. Even the girls are out in their yards doing handsprings, headstands, etc.
This one little boy and his family have turned our older quiet neighborhood into a bustling, active place for the children. It’s been a joy to watch.