My kids love playing this simple "Crash Game," where they run at me and knock me onto my back, while holding them in my arms. There's no object to the "game" actually, except to try and create dramatic (but harmless) collisons. We've been doing this since Elliot was a toddler.

So anyway, last week we were in the park, and I decided to try and capture video footage of the Crash Game from a first-hand perspective, using my camera phone. It was fun to see how the videos turned out, and the kids also got a kick out of watching themself charge the camera; so I figured I'd share the experience here, too, for a broader public.

I think it's especially interesting to see how the different kids respond to the Crash Game experience in different ways. Note the various "starting lines" and the unique reactions in the immediate aftermath of the collison. To me, it seems like their responses to the game -- same place, same time, same game, same circumstances -- reveal interesting things about their personalities. What do you think?