This week at BJM, I volunteered in the Arts and Sciences room. I noticed a child that was just sitting on a stool and looking around the room and I immediately went to him and asked him if he wanted to do something. He immediately jumped up and led me to some blocks. I thought we would be building some obstacle course but to my surprise, we simply built an incredibly tall (and unsteady) tower of blocks and all he wanted to do was just knock it over. Following this, we played Connect 4, which I taught him how to play and then we stopped playing once he won. The next game we played was Candy Land, which, ironically, he taught me how to play. This game proved to be incredibly unpredictable and very distressing as a randomly picked card could decide whether we moved forwards or backwards. Many times it happened that when one of us was reaching the end, we were propelled back to the beginning. Nearing the end of the hour, we made one last block tower and he knocked it over. I learned that kids are willing to play with anyone but some are just really shy. By approaching him, I had allowed him to really enjoy the hour with someone. I also really found his approach to building tall towers and then watching them make a loud thud when knocked over quite interesting. I think it shows his commitment and strong work ethic in order to achieve a desired goal.