I organized an outing for some of Luke and Olivia's friends, and we met around 10:30am. They didn't have shoes small enough to fit the kids, so they kept on their tennis shoes or flip flops. We definitely weren't "playing by the rules!" The bumpers were up, but they didn't have "kid friendly" balls or ramps. So each kid used a 6 pound ball and pushed it down the alley. We were worried someone might drop it on their foot (or someone elses foot!), but everyone did great and was really careful.
Luke really took to it, as he seems to with most things sports related. He loves golf, football, basketball, etc. Olivia liked it, too, but grew bored after about 30 minutes-long enough for her to discover that all she got to do was roll the ball. Then she was on to the next thing, which was playing with her friends when it wasn't their turn.
Of course I had to take some pictures of the event. After Luke would roll the ball, he would lay down and watch it go. Olivia would just sit and wait to see how many pins she knocked down. Eventually Luke took to carrying the 6 pound ball all by himself. I was impressed with his strength!
It was a great way for them to learn to wait their turn, keep score, count the pins that fell, and share their bowling balls with each other. They had such a great time and our two lanes were filled with giggles. Eight frames and an hour and a half later, it was time to head off to lunch. I think we'll definitely go back soon.
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