Jeff and I have a business at the Louisiana Boardwalk, a shopping center like The Summit for my Louisville friends. The Boardwalk has outlet stores, however. Believe it or not, we have a duck pond game. It's awesome. The kid (after mom or dad pay $5, or $10, depending on the prize the child wants) chooses a duck swimming in the pool. They show it to us to see if it is a winning duck. Well, they're all winners, but the kids don't know that. They show us the duck and we make a big commotion with the duck call (quack, quack, quack) and yell, "you won, you won!" By this time, mom & dad are clapping their hands & laughing saying "you won, you won." The child then chooses his own prize, depending on how much mom & dad want to spend. It is so sweet and everyone seems to like it. I should say most parents like the duck game. Sometimes, I see parents pulling their child along by the arm with their feet barely touching the ground. The kid is yelling and/or crying, "I wanna pick a duck!" The Boardwalk management want Jeff to expand his ideas & create a Kid's Zone. We have a temporary location with a tent now; Jeff wanted to see how it would go. The new location is across from Carter's Outlet & Osh Kosh, By Gosh (my favorites.) Jeff approached the Boardwalk management last year & opened a kiosk. It began with Mardi Gras speciality beads, hats, masks, boas, etc. Then he had I Love You Bears at Valentines and I cannot believe how well that did. And oh my gosh, the light up swords, they go like hotcakes in the evenings, we can't keep them in. (I hear Jeff saying "I told you so" as I type.") He then approached them about the duck pond. There is already a bungee jump game & a beautiful Louisiana Carosel on the Boardwalk. It features alligators & craw fish along with the traditional horses. We are very fortunate to be here, it's beautiful and the security is tight. No backward caps and sagging jeans here. They say 500,000 people a month come through here. It's really an entertainment complex with a movie theater, restaurants, and a comedy club located next to the casinos. A new Marriott is going in next to the carosel and a phase 2 Boardwalk section is going up sometime in the future. The Louisiana Boardwalk's slogan is "Shop, Eat, Play." It's gratifying to see the little ones playing for hours in the evenings with our light up swords, inflatible baseball bats, or Sponge Bob & Dora. I think we have added more "play" and family fun to the Boardwalk. Here is the link to their website if you want to look:
http://www.louisianaboardwalk.com/
Randy White, from
Traskwood, Arkansas,
helped us more than I
can say. He's going back
next week.
Thank you Peanut!
1 comment:
Wow! It looks great! I see why kids would want to come play the game. It looks really professional & you all look great too:)
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