Could kick the can kick the bucket? Is bocce ball really a geezer game only? Does badminton only belong to the days of Gatsby gone by? Many a dedicated parent have wondered if old-fashioned classic lawn games are becoming casualties of today's uber-computerized age - biting the dust like pay phones, brownie cameras and, for younger kids, emails (they text instead).
That's why many parents are generating a clarion call to get kids of all ages to put down the handhelds and laptops and go outside to have fun, the low-tech way with classic lawn games.
The hope is that classic lawn games, like badminton, volleyball and croquet, to name just a few, will not become relegated to memory.
As one parent expressed it, "Let kids play the classic games on the lawn instead of just looking at the lawn.
" With the cuts public schools are facing this year, the need for physical activity becomes increasingly important.
And, think about it, could there be a more enticing offer to get out and play when your backyard stockade of classic lawn games includes flag football, badminton, speedminton and rollors? The options for cool 'new' classic lawn games have improved tremendously along with the quality of the equipment.
There's really nothing better to rejuvenate the spirit and regenerate the brain cells-all of which get sluggish sitting at a desk all day long.
Given this at-the-desk sluggishness, it seems utterly tragic not to go outside and play.
Indoors just isn't the same.
A side benefit of course, is just enhancing one's appreciation of nature-that comes from playing outdoors only.
Of course, yard games aren't only for kids.
Adults - young singles, active retirees, anyone - can use playing classic lawn games to break social ice, or give guests something to do besides nibble and sip.
Additional benefit? All the players are getting exercise without even realizing it.
Most kids don't want to work out or exercise but they're all, adults included, always ready for the fun that classic lawn games can provide.
Go play outside and everyone forgets that they're exercising.
When the brain becomes numb from the computer's glare and the wheels are creativity have been stymied, a pick up game of basketball works wonders.
It seems that the more techno-advanced we become, the more and better the reasons to look to the classics, as in classic lawn games, to refresh the spirit, the mind and keep us on our toes when we do return to our computer screen.
Simple concept, easily accomplished and..
so much fun!