Once a month, Ella's preschool has a Parent Interaction Day. On this day, there is no school and parents are asked to participate in a pre-determined activity with their child. Our most recent outing took place on Thursday - Earth Day. And what earth-friendly, age appropriate activity did the staff plan? BOWLING. Forget the fact that it's Earth Day and bowling has virtually no tie in with the environment (other than the fact that the earth and the ball are both round), but have you ever watched a four year old try to bowl? The balls are too heavy, so you can throw form out the window. And because these little guys are so tiny, those big heavy balls had a really hard time making it down the alley at all, let alone knocking over any pins!
Ella and her friend and fellow bowler, Macy.
The excited bowler.
She hated the shoes.
Struggling to hold the 6 pound ball.
Watch mom! Her max speed was 1.57 mph.
Of course, this was all lost on the kids, who had a great time bowling and playing with their friends and families. At the end of the game, which lasted well over one hour, scores and technique forgotten, I realized it didn't matter what we do, as long as we're doing it together.
Ella and her friend and fellow bowler, Macy.
The excited bowler.
She hated the shoes.
Struggling to hold the 6 pound ball.
Ker, she looks SO much like you it's insane! Although preschool bowling sounds like a nightmare of epic proportions I'm really glad you and Ella had a fun time.
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