I took my ride-on train to a small fall festival Saturday that was being held by a new day care center. These parents formed their own day care recently after their daycare center abruptly closed. One Hope jumped through a lot of city and state hoops, and is now fully licensed. A founding family has ties to our church, so I wanted to help.
They tell me about 40 families showed up, but most of my passengers were made up of about 5 kids, who, apparently, were watching the train for any opening so they could ride again. One young man was rather insistent that he be allowed to ride continuously, but we finally convinced him to give at least three other kids a chance before commandeering the iron horse. I also used him as a demonstrator for the more reluctant tourists.
Then there was a little boy who was fascinated by the train, but who absolutely refused our offers for him to ride. He followed the figure-8, examined the wheels, and generally giggled as someone else rode.
I will state that the kids had fun. There were all sorts of kid-friendly games. The event next to me was a cake walk, geared to 3 year olds! There was even a self-contained snow cone stand on wheels, with a very wide selection of flavors.
One Hope is located between my home and my church. My plan is to offer storytime every Thursday, after I read to the kids at Meadows Preschool.
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