Vacation Bible School...

I've spent the past three mornings leading music and some of the activities at vacation bible school.  It was really nice out today and some of the activities were better suited for outside.  After just a few minutes, many of the children wanted to go back inside.  It amazed me at the little patience they had for just being outside in the grass, looking at different leaves and plants and talking about how things grow.  It made me wonder about our ability to play.  We are surrounded by working or technology...our imaginations are not completely gone, but they are different.  Even our children have little or no sense of wonder or imagination outside of what they can actually see and touch.  We need to take more time for intentional play...for running in the grass, for taking time to look at flowers and plants and reflect on how things grow and change.  So how do we play?  How do we set an example for our children so that they will learn how to take time out and notice things?  How do we bring our imaginations back to life?