Walking on the south side of East Kalamazoo Street, between Pennsylvania and Bingham, I found a hopscotch court that someone had drawn in chalk. I was heading west, the correct direction to appreciate it, as it started with an enticement to “Have fun!” and then concluded with the valediction “Have a good day.”

I love that kids still draw hopscotch, because I love keeping folk practices alive, something kids seem especially good at. I wonder, though, whether kids still play hopscotch. While it is not uncommon for me to come across a hopscotch court on the sidewalk, I have never seen hopscotch actually being played. I wonder if kids in Lansing play the game or just draw the board, ritualistically re-enacting something they have seen older kids do. I don’t know any kids to ask.