sol18: the rubber chips

"Stop throwing those!"
"Leave them on the ground."
"Take them out of your pocket!"
"Stop burying yourself in them!"
"Don't bring those inside!"
"Why do you have that in your mouth?"

I don't know what it is about the rubber chips on the playground, but the kids are obsessed with them. They like to cover themselves and fill their pockets with the tire chips like they are some kind of currency. Everyday during recess duty, my coworker Jess and I say all of the above statements... sometimes two or three times each during a twenty minute timespan. I won't ever understand the fascination behind them. They are dirty, germy, and I hate to even walk in them!