marbles

The Tiger Cubs had grand plans last night to work on earning a badge for learning about and playing marbles. I had made the purchases and included enough so that Marcus and Ewan would each have their own set also. I got everyone loaded into the car in a somewhat timely manner and started out into the snow (that, per the Weather Channel, should have been rain). It took us a good 15 minutes to get from our town to the highway, and even there, cars were going 35 mph. I called the troop leader to see what lay ahead for driving and he said the roads were horrible and he was cancelling the meeting. No arguement from me. I made a turn on the next road I could and slowly made our way back home. Good thing the boys had all brought their own electronic entertainment, and Kella took a nap. The boys still wanted to play marbles, so after Liam went to bed, we taped out a space on the floor. They had fun, but sometimes got frustrated because they had not quite mastered how to shoot the marbles. They had practiced with their bakugan balls (remember those?). Ewan tired first and got frustrated that Marcus and Cale picked up the game faster than he did. No worries, we played for "friendlies" and not "keepsies" and everyone got their marbles back. Kella made and enthusiastic audience and appreciated all the movement from the boys.

not the regulation circle, but the square works for training purposes

must have been an exciting play for Kella to clap :-)