Weekly Rant: Let's Just Lock Our Kids in Closets

Recently I received an email and, like many, it just left me shaking my head. Apparently in Denver, CO there is a community that wants to ban sidewalk chalk. Really. Really? It is sidewalk chalk. In a day when more and more kids are being constantly entertained by video games, movies, and other media outlets we should be rejoicing at the sight of sidewalk chalk. That means that they are doing something other than sitting in front of the television.

Anyway, after briefly reading the write-up on the sidewalk chalk ban that the neighborhood is pursuing the first thought that entered my mind is - why don't we just lock our children in closets so that we won't run the risk of them making the world a more colorful place and a better place at that. Better yet, we can set them on shelves and treat them like the little Chia pets. Feed them, water them, and watch them grow!  

My goodness. I am going to say it again because it just keeps floating around in my own head - it is sidewalk chalk! Are there not bigger issues to tackle than sidewalk chalk? Next they will be banning bicycles and outdoor toys!

Just in case you wanted to read the same little right up I read... here you go:

http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/06202012neighborhood-considers-ban-on-sidewalk-chalk/?scid=bcToday

And for all your rebels out there, evidently like me, here is a tutorial on how to make sidewalk chalk yourself. You know, just in case they ban it from the super market shelves. ;-p

Source: ohmyhandmade.com via the ghost factory on Pinterest