This afternoon is the first meeting of the library’s Scrabble club, and the suspense is killing me. Will I be the only one there, playing Scrabble by myself? Will there be so big a crowd that we don’t have room for everyone? Well, ok, that’s obviously not going to happen, but I honestly have no idea what to expect today. I’m used to running programs that have pre-registration, which means that I have a pretty good idea of how many people will show up. But we decided to run the Scrabble club as a drop-in program, to encourage last-minute decisions to attend, and thus I have no clue what the meeting will be like. But if you’re in town, do come by and play with us, 1:30 at the library! We have the Scrabble boards and a couple of dictionaries – all you need to bring is yourself (all ability levels welcome).
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When I was a fifth grade teacher, I started an after school games night for those kids who wanted to “do” something, but weren’t interested in athletics. It was amazing how many kids turned out for these casual, non-electronic, board game extravaganzas! (of course, I also served snacks. Who can think up words for Scrabble and Boggle on an empty stomach?!). I have such fond memories of those afternoons and am looking forward to hearing how your Scrabble club develops. My guess is that you will have a high turn out. Have fun!
Ah, how I wish we did have a high turnout! But, it was our first attempt, and it was a GORGEOUS day – one of the last beautiful days before winter. So we started out small…next month will, I hope, be bigger.
But I know what you mean about the coolness of kids showing up for board game playing. Weekly in the school year we host “Game Hour” at the library, an event that is supervised by teen volunteers. I’m always astounded by how many elementary school kids AND teenagers show up to play low-tech board games together. Last Thursday, there were only two kids with one volunteer, but they got a mean game of Monopoly going that lasted for almost two hours – it only ended when the moms of all involved showed up to say, “Ummm, dinnertime????”