lucknow it was time for the young and old to indulge in sports and outdoor activities they may have last tried their hands at decades ago its all about relaxing and doing things you want to do but are unable to for me it was kiteflying that made me happy said zeba jafri housewife her husband shakeel jafri said it was only here at happy streets that he came to know his wife could also fly kites i saw her flying a kite for the first time in 18 years of marriage said shakeel games like snakes and ladders saapseedhi and ludo caught the adults fancy sharat goyal 62 and his wife saroj 58 relived their childhood as the duo played the games we will go back home and tell our grandchildren that we played snakes and ladder today said the couple little kids made a beeline to play ludo i was given a blue cap because i selected blue house it looked so real said 10yearold aryan chaudhary hopscotch was another game that attracted people in large number for colonel sunil sorich 68 happy streets was a platform to meet people and play different games i dont remember the last time i played hopscotch but its all fun to be part of the sports activities here he said for the first time happy streets organized cricket by abhijeet sinha cricket academy the oldest professional academy in the state the atmosphere was wonderful kids elders girls all walked up and played cricket they actually took breaks while cycling and tried their hands at cricket said abhijeet sinha who heads the academy his daughter veerangana 15 bowled many boys which was a treat to the eyes volleyball was the mens cup of tea screaming with joy boys formed teams and left no opportunity to score a point and drop the ball in the others court enjoying in their own way a k sinha a retired professional and jai shahi a class xii boy took to carom two sisters ananya and akshita racked their brains to defeat each other in a chess game the tugofwar was the most funfilled in a random game men and women fought against each other as men made a total sweep in the first go this is so exciting we thought women would win since we were more in number but we lost and some of us even fell down said bina singh a teacher pitthu seven tiles was another game which captivated many hearts jumping with joy arvi a schoolgoer said i won so many times