Comments on: It’s Summertime: Where are the Children? http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html Where Black People & Nature Meet Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:26:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rue http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-128 Rue Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:35:39 +0000 http://outdoorafro.com/it%e2%80%99s-summertime-where-are-the-children/#comment-128 They are probably inside Willa (sigh) They are probably inside Willa (sigh)

]]> By: Anonymous http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-127 Anonymous Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:58:55 +0000 http://outdoorafro.com/it%e2%80%99s-summertime-where-are-the-children/#comment-127 All our neighborhood kids seem to have disappeared! Earlier in the summer, B. was always out there on his scooter with a throng of kids. Where did they all go? -- Willa All our neighborhood kids seem to have disappeared! Earlier in the summer, B. was always out there on his scooter with a throng of kids. Where did they all go? — Willa

]]> By: Anonymous http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-126 Anonymous Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:33:08 +0000 http://outdoorafro.com/it%e2%80%99s-summertime-where-are-the-children/#comment-126 Reminisce, My God! (Pete Rock, C.L. Smooth) Wow, you outed the Dead End. Hilarious!!!!! I just shared with my children how we used to ride down the hill on our bikes with No Hands and both legs on one side, and could've sworn there was an Olympic Gold waiting for us at the bottom. Too funny and soooo true. Let them Play!!!<br /><br />Ms. Ive- Reminisce, My God! (Pete Rock, C.L. Smooth) Wow, you outed the Dead End. Hilarious!!!!! I just shared with my children how we used to ride down the hill on our bikes with No Hands and both legs on one side, and could've sworn there was an Olympic Gold waiting for us at the bottom. Too funny and soooo true. Let them Play!!!

Ms. Ive-

]]> By: Rue http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-125 Rue Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:29:20 +0000 http://outdoorafro.com/it%e2%80%99s-summertime-where-are-the-children/#comment-125 Hey thanks for making this connection! I think it's a little sad we have to teach kids how to play these days. We should definitely chat! Hey thanks for making this connection! I think it's a little sad we have to teach kids how to play these days. We should definitely chat!

]]> By: Mike Lanza http://outdoorafro.com/2009/08/its-summertime-where-are-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-123 Mike Lanza Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:17:39 +0000 http://outdoorafro.com/it%e2%80%99s-summertime-where-are-the-children/#comment-123 I love what you write here! I run a blog called <a href="http://playborhood.com" rel="nofollow">Playborhood.com</a> - all about getting kids playing outside in their neighborhoods. <br /><br />I'm in the Bay Area, too - Menlo Park. The SF Chron recently wrote an article about what I've done with my yard to make it into a kids' hangout:<br /><br />http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/05/HO9V18BIIK.DTL<br /><br />I ran a neighborhood summer camp there in June for two weeks and will run a playday here on September 19 in conjunction with Kaboom.org and the Children and Nature Network.<br /><br />We should talk! I love what you write here! I run a blog called Playborhood.com – all about getting kids playing outside in their neighborhoods.

I'm in the Bay Area, too – Menlo Park. The SF Chron recently wrote an article about what I've done with my yard to make it into a kids' hangout:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/05/HO9V18BIIK.DTL

I ran a neighborhood summer camp there in June for two weeks and will run a playday here on September 19 in conjunction with Kaboom.org and the Children and Nature Network.

We should talk!

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