{"id":6452,"date":"2016-11-04T15:26:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T22:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=6452"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:20:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:20:28","slug":"lucha-libros-haunted-castle-on-hallows-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/lucha-libros-haunted-castle-on-hallows-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucha Libros: Haunted Castle on Hallow’s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things went much smoother at our most recent Lucha Libros battle on November 2nd. I noticed we had slightly lower attendance than last month… World Series Game 7<\/a>, perhaps? \ud83d\ude09 (It’s okay, I forgive you–after all it was a historic game.)<\/p>\n

We had a few new systems to manage the enormous participation this year:<\/p>\n

1. Two check in tables arranged in alphabetized groups
\n2. Parent help with check in and snacks
\n3. A stand-up-sit-down system for helping scorekeepers move quicker through the crowd<\/p>\n

Here’s a video clip I took to show how the standing up system worked. At first, the kids were slow to adopt the new command to stand up, but it just took them a few minutes and by the end of the evening they were shooting up all in one group like this:<\/p>\n