Sometimes we forget how things used to be before technology took over and has given us many things that we take for granted today.
I remember back when I was young we did not have air conditioning.
We only had fans and when it was really hot outside, we used to go and spray the cold water from the hose outside on us or go swimming in an ice cold swimming pool! Recently I remembered the old cold water hose trick when our central heating and air conditioning system went out on a warm summer day. The heating and cooling company could not get someone out right away, so my kids were getting to feel overheated. That was when I had them go outside and play with the water hose and spray cold water all over themselves. They ended up actually having fun with it and also cooling off and feeling great! They were amazed that there were other ways to stay cool other than central air conditioning. I had to explain to them that when I was a kid, this was what we used to do in addition to having our window fans. We also had kiddie sprinklers as well that were pretty fun to play with. My kids really enjoyed having a water fight with the cold water from the hose. It got me thinking that maybe we should all do things the old fashioned way every so often to educate our kids of what once was and also so that we don’t take today’s technology for granted!