brand new box of chalk+boys=great imagination

We have a blacktop driveway.  This is the perfect medium for chalking.  I heard some complaints from the neighbor kids as well as my own that we were out of chalk.  When I went to Wal-Mart last night, I bought the biggest box they had.  It is a beautiful day today, so the boys have been outside all morning.  First, they were on a neighbor's swing set.  Then, they were playing with water guns.  After lunch, SJ needed a "friend break", so he came in while the boys were still playing.  He needs to be by himself occasionally to calm himself.  After his "break" was over, he discovered the new box of chalk.  He immediately began to draw a track that filled up the driveway.  He told me that he was going to test it out with his bike.  He decided that he needed to make a few minor modifications.  A few minutes later, Bob and a neighbor boy joined him.  They added to the track so that multiple people can race.  At first, this irritated SJ that Bob was changing his track.  He started yelling at Bob, so I had to go outside and talk to all of them.  I told SJ to stop yelling.  I also told him that it was okay that the track was changed some and I told Bob to be patient and kind to his brother.  They started to play nicely again.  When I went out to check on them again, I had some more neighbor boys playing with Bob and SJ.  Now, they were all chalking or racing.  They are adding buildings and a pit stop.  I love watching the boys use their imaginations!  That is the best $5 I spent all summer!