I know the World Cup Soccer Tournament is going on right now, not because I’m a huge fan and have been following it, but because of all the people around me celebrating and talking about it. I’m actually not a big fan of soccer at all. But sometimes when you have kids it’s not a matter of what you like or want.
Case in point, my daughter plays soccer. Just a parks and recreation program in the city so nothing too competitive, but she loves it. And although someday it can be a bit of a hassle to get dinner ready and everyone out the door to the game, it’s always so worth it in the end.
I may not be a fan of soccer, but I love enjoyment my daughter gets from playing the game. She’s more of a creative type, likes to draw and work on math problems, so soccer gets her out and running and running and running. I mean they run a lot, which is great. And the rest of us watch and cheer her on. It’s actually one of the few activities we seem to get out regularly as a family to do during the week.
Of course if you were to ask the kids what their favourite part of the game is, they’d probably say the end of game snack. There’s a mid game snack, which tends to be fruit and water, and then there’s the end of game snack, which for these warm days tends to be freezes and Popsicles. Soccer and Popsicles. Makes sense.
And obviously Popsicle agrees since they have started up the 2010 Popsicle Soccer Club, offering support to minor soccer leagues across Canada. After my daughter’s last game, which we were responsible for end of game snack, Popsicle sent over enough Popsicles to feed the team and siblings watching the game. It was a feeding frenzy handing the Popsicles out to the very appreciative and tired team.
Popsicle is offering you, an EverythingMom member, a chance to win a soccer bag full of supplies to host your own Popsicle Backyard Soccer Party (ends July 2, 2010). Get out and have some fun in your own backyard.
