Just the other day, I was lamenting to a friend about my situation with my daughter Gabby. It is difficult to get her to focus on any one activity, except for playing computer games and watching the television. That she can do for hours without stopping for a toilet break. My friend’s answer to my problem is to try Sport Stacking. He was kind enough to lend me his stack of cups to try, which he happened to have at that moment. Unfortunately, he didn’t have time to explain how the game worked.

When I took home the stack of 12 plastic cups, Gabby took one look at them and decided to build a castle. So far she’s built towers to protect her collection of bunnies, a shelter for a group of hair accessories having a picnic, and her castle. That is when I turned to Youtube and Google for answers. I learnt that this ‘sport’ originates from America and that supporters of this new sport claims that it can train a person to have a faster reaction time, eye-hand coordination and ambidexterity. Well, I showed Gabby a few videos and now she’s hooked! I am already impressed with how long she can sit and concentrate on this activity.

This weekend, we’ll be at United Square, participating in an event: United Square Cup Stacking Championship. It is going to be fun for Gabby to witness other children being just an enthusiastic about the sport. It has given her more motivation to practice. Now all that’s left is to teach her about sportsmanship.

- Grace

Note: The United Square Cup Stacking Championship is taking place from 28 May - 30 May 2010 at United Square B1 Atrium. For more details, see www.reddotexplorer.com/uscsc.html

Does your child enjoy Cup Stacking too? We would love to hear from you.

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