"Playing" Chess

Being the "little" kid in the family can be hard. Just ask Stockton. There are lots of things that Preston and Emma do that he just isn't ready for. Like homework (he wants to do homework everyday, and when he gets bored with the coloring I give him he usually resorts to doing the kids homework without permission), and rinsing the dishes (he will pull a chair up next to the kids when it is their turn, or at any point during the day, and the end result is ALWAYS a large puddle on the floor, and the counter, and everything within reach getting wet), and playing the big kid games (he loves Buzz Yahtzee, and Candy Land, and even Pretty Pretty Princess, but can't understand why he doesn't get to play chess with Daddy, or Pay Day with Mom.) After a frustrating day of being "Too Little" to do may activities, he set up his own game, and Daddy even played along. They had a great game of "Chess" and in the end they were laughing and launching pieces across the room (the kid should be on a wrecking crew someday).

Here he is giving a full explanation of how to play. Notice in the Stockton version, you only need half of a playing board. He set all the pieces up by himself, and then pulled Daddy over to play! It was awesome!

The concentration. It must be a well thought out move!

I dare you to tell me that isn't cute! Stockton is definitely one that marches to the beat of his own drum! Thanks for proving that there is a way for "little" kids to play chess too!