The 7 to 9 year old boys use up their excess energy on the playground before they head off on their trip to the Maritime Aquarium.
While some of the boys join a game of tag, a few others take on the challenge of sitting on top of the monkey bars and jumping off. Two boys jump off onto the soft rubber ground while another who has not done it before watches. They assure him that the jump isn’t too big and he always can choose to opt out of it if he does not want to. He looks on the ground in front of him with a determined look on his face, builds up his courage, and jumps, saying with a smile that it is fun.
The boys spot a small plastic rock structure that extends from the playground to the ground and suggest that they can try to jump off of it. One of the boys jumps from where the rocks meet the playground but the others miss it while playing on the monkey bars and they note that it seems difficult when he tells them how far he jumped, so he jumps again to demonstrate and lands a little further this time. He turns around to see that the other boy is impressed by him before picking up his Nutella snack that he placed on the ground.
As the other boy stands on top of the rocks, gauges the distance, and decides if he should jump over the rocks or off of the side, he offers a Nutella stick to another camper that passes by while playing tag. Afterwards, he states that he only shares to be kind and pops another one in his mouth, closing his eyes and smiling to express how good it tastes. The camper on the rocks says that he is going to jump off the side rather than over the rocks and that he had better get a Nutella stick for doing it before taking the jump.
After running around the playground more, the camper shows another boy how to do a trick on a rounded yellow climbing structure that has two parallel rails attached to the playground with bars spaced between them. Standing under the structure, he first puts the back of his knees on one of the bars while holding onto the rails. He then lets his hands go and hangs from the bar by his legs, his hands able to reach the ground. He gets up by lifting his body up and holding onto the rails to put his feet down so he can let his friend try.
Together, they go into the gym with part of the group to cool off and either shoot basketballs, or play with Beyblades. A couple of the boys stay outside to use the swings in the shade, one moves the swing in a circular motion and the other twists it and then spins when it is let go. The two boys fool around on the swings, trying to have one of them swing back and forth while the other swings side to side a couple of times and stops before they accidentally collide.
They next use one hand to hold one of their chains and the other hand to hold the other person’s chain. A smile forms on their faces when they discover that they can swing like that. As they swing, another boy walks over and asks to push them. The boys now swing fast and reach higher, screaming out of thrill as if they are on an amusement park ride.
The group of boys learn with each other and learn from each other as they have fun and always look for a little more of a challenge.
