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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the children played one of the carnival games that was set up at the Boardman library on Dec. 28.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the children played the ring toss game during the Candy Carnival event on Dec. 28 at the Boardman library.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children played one of the arcade games set up for the Candy Carnival program at the Boardman library on Dec. 28.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children who attended the Candy Carnival event at the Boardman library on Dec. 28 stood on the squares as they played a game of life-size Candy Land.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Evan threw a ball through the pig's mouth during the Candy Carnival event at Boardman library on Dec. 28.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Children spent their day off school at the Boardman library playing sweet games on Dec. 28.
The Boardman library hosted a Candy Carnival Celebration to give children an opportunity to have fun during their break from school.
The children started the morning by making and decorating hats out of construction paper. They wrote their names, and drew faces and other designs on the paper hats that turned the children into life-size game pieces.
Once the children finished their hats, they moved into a larger room filled with different games and activities. There was a life-size game of Candy Land and other carnival-themed games. Several of the children lined up to play Candy Land while other children colored and played the rest of the games. The ones who played Candy Land got to roll a dice and move to the different squares. If they got lucky, they landed on a square where they got a piece of candy.
There were games where they threw a ball in a cut-out pig mouth, knocked over plastic milk bottles with a small football and more. Many of the younger children enjoyed collected the balls to the games rather than actually playing the game.
Many of the parents and grandparents who brought the children said how they appreciate the library hosting programs like this to keep the children occupied. It gives them something to enjoy and take part in while being on break from school.
The Boardman library, along with other Mahoning Valley libraries, host children’s programs throughout the year to education children in a fun way and promote family bonding.