Lunch Break: Caine’s cardboard arcade
by LauraLoo
One nine-year-old boy loved arcade games so much he made his own from cardboard in his dad’s shop - and it now looks like his project could be enough to not only keep him amused for hours, but also pay for his university education.
Caine Monroy started with a single arcade-style game in the front of his father’s car part shop in Los Angeles. Now the summer project has become a serious business and raised more than $62,000 towards future university fees. A website has also been created to celebrate Caine’s unique arcade.
“Caine does not stop by an arcade without going in,” his father George said. “He loves tickets, playing games and prizes so it was only natural for him to build his own arcade. He loves to see how things are built. He takes all of his toys apart to see how they work. He can’t put them together again but he takes them apart.”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQQQ7h2pRtI[/youtube]
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[HT: Kelsey H.]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Let him play.
Fascinating story…. but the video won’t play.
video is gone…
Saw this report on Inside Edition a few weeks ago. There must be more places on the interwebs to see it. It’s only a matter of time before the government cracks down on him like they do lemonade stands. :(
New video posted. Thx.
And thank you, Kel! That has been the best 10 minutes of my week!!!!!
Everybody — watch the whole thing, including the credits! The story takes a turn at 6:30 minutes, but you don’t want to miss the first half — or the second.
So awesome!!
:)