We played lots of games: indoor bowling (which largely turned in to indoor soccer), bags, Mario Crash in the Wi (a huge hit with Alex and the students helping the kids learn were so patient and helpful), and chess (story below). There was a piñata again this year. It was hard to break, but that just gave the kids lots of chances to whack at it.
When we went to play a game, initially Alex chose Yahtzee, but then he decided that he wanted to try something he'd never played before. At the same table was a box with chess, checkers, and backgammon. He pointed to the picture of chess and said that he wanted to try that. So, that's how Alex came to play his first game of chess.
One of the students is an expert balloon animal maker and always comes to Family Day. Alex has been obsessed with Star Wars and wanted her to make him an R2-D2. That was a little too advanced (although it is possible - Google it for some impressive pictures), so we went for a light saber instead. As you might imagine, Alex had a very particular image in mind and chose the balloons she should use and proceeded to instruct her on how a light saber is different than a sword.
Finally, the face painter at this event is amazing. I have never had my face painted, but after seeing her work the last time, I decided to give it a try. Not surprisingly, I asked for purple to be the main color. (I also asked her to make it symmetrical, which cracked Dave up. Even when I'm being spontaneous and doing something out of character, I still want things to be a certain way. I can't help it!)
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