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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:19 PM

fishwax (29,079 posts)

9-year-old's DIY cardboard arcade gets flashmobbed

I haven't seen this posted here yet, but thought it was a pretty cool story. It's about a kid who built an elaborate arcade (instead of a lemonade stand, I suppose) in his father's used auto parts store. His first customer, surprised that the creative effort didn't draw more customers, set up a flashmob and made a short film about it, which you can watch below or at the website. Pretty creative and enterprising young fellow!

http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/9-year-olds-diy-cardboard-ar.html

Nirvan says: "I just finished this short film about a 9-year-old boy's elaborate DIY cardboard arcade. Caine made his arcade using boxes from his dad's used auto parts store. He hadn't had many customers, so we set up a fun flashmob to make his day, and filmed his response. I hope it brings a smile to your day. P.S. Caine's Arcade is in East LA. You should visit it sometime - Caine is still building new additions!"

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
9-year-old's DIY cardboard arcade gets flashmobbed (Original post)	fishwax	Apr 2012	OP
I love this.	NYC_SKP	Apr 2012	#1
Very cool!	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#2
wow	riverbendviewgal	Apr 2012	#3
My face hurts ... from smiling!	progressoid	Apr 2012	#4
+1!	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#12
everything about this story is wonderful.	iemitsu	Apr 2012	#5
K&R	Arctic Dave	Apr 2012	#6
Love it! When we were kids we also made elaborate toys and	tblue37	Apr 2012	#7
butbutbut is capitalism fun?	pansypoo53219	Apr 2012	#14
Best thing on the internet!	JBoy	Apr 2012	#8
Check out what has happened on Facebook since this story hit. A scholarship fund has been started	Tess49	Apr 2012	#9
That's cool! He's been takin his toys apart....and engineer in the making	uponit7771	Apr 2012	#13
re:9-year-old's DIY cardboard arcade gets flashmobbed	allan01	Apr 2012	#10
Pure joy!! I loved this. We need more of this in the world!! n/t	FedUpWithIt All	Apr 2012	#11
Thanks for this. :) n/t	OneGrassRoot	Apr 2012	#15
Thanks for posting!	BumRushDaShow	Apr 2012	#16
Oh my goodness, thank you!!!!!!!	IGoToDU	Apr 2012	#17
I'm glad other DUers have enjoyed this also	fishwax	Apr 2012	#18
Caine Rocks	otohara	Apr 2012	#19

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:24 PM

NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)

1. I love this.

K/R

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:35 PM

pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)

2. Very cool!

Neat way to make Caine's dream come true.

K&R!

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:48 PM

riverbendviewgal (4,162 posts)

3. wow

what a smart boy and great dad and Nirvan is really cool to do that....Nice to have a feel good feeling before going to bed.. Thanks for putting this up.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:11 AM

progressoid (48,294 posts)

4. My face hurts ... from smiling!

Love this!

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 02:53 AM

uponit7771 (89,029 posts)

12. +1!

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:14 AM

iemitsu (3,888 posts)

5. everything about this story is wonderful.

i might show it to my students tomorrow.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:21 AM

Arctic Dave (13,812 posts)

6. K&R

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:23 AM

tblue37 (59,636 posts)

7. Love it! When we were kids we also made elaborate toys and

"cities" out of cardboard boxes, as well as our own small rag dolls, plus clothes and furniture for them out of shoe boxes, beads, matchboxes with drawers, wooden thread spools, string with beads, etc. We also made our own paper dolls and paper doll clothes.

Seeing his creativity, the way he used "found" materials to create his own play space, toys, and games, brough back a lot of precious childhood memories for me!

I am glad these folks made the day so special for Cain. That unexpected reinforcement will help his creativity to blossom even more, I think.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 03:14 AM

pansypoo53219 (20,170 posts)

14. butbutbut is capitalism fun?

nt

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 01:28 AM

JBoy (8,020 posts)

8. Best thing on the internet!

Thanks for sharing that.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 01:34 AM

Tess49 (1,546 posts)

9. Check out what has happened on Facebook since this story hit. A scholarship fund has been started

for this child. It is up to around 50 thousand dollars and rising.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 02:57 AM

uponit7771 (89,029 posts)

13. That's cool! He's been takin his toys apart....and engineer in the making

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 01:55 AM

allan01 (1,950 posts)

10. re:9-year-old's DIY cardboard arcade gets flashmobbed

i couldnt get any of the links provided to play the video i found the direct blog and what a smart young man. i have hope for our future generation. i hope he goes far .

i used my fav search engine to find the video . search terms 9-year-old's DIY cardboard arcade gets flashmobbed

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 02:35 AM

FedUpWithIt All (4,442 posts)

11. Pure joy!! I loved this. We need more of this in the world!! n/t

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 04:59 AM

OneGrassRoot (22,777 posts)

15. Thanks for this. :) n/t

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 05:43 AM

BumRushDaShow (112,232 posts)

16. Thanks for posting!

Brought some tears to my eyes. The entrepreneurial spirit starts young!

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 05:59 AM

IGoToDU (167 posts)

17. Oh my goodness, thank you!!!!!!!

That moved me to tears. Wow. Every human being needs a flashmob. Oh if we could only do that for everyone....Imagine all the people...

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 11:47 AM

fishwax (29,079 posts)

18. I'm glad other DUers have enjoyed this also

with a kick for the workday crowd

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 11:58 AM

otohara (24,135 posts)

19. Caine Rocks

thanks for sharing

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