$10 plus marshmallows = Army of One

Posted by Erica Noonan, Globe West July 1, 2009 09:57 AM

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OLD ORCHARD BEACH, MAINE -- I mean, really, how can you expect a child to go through life without a blowgun that shoots mini-marshmallows?

Thanks to the very skilled barker on the pier -- who entrances hordes of little boys by spitting marshmallows at bypassers -- we know the answer: you can't.

He had Dennis at "gun." When I asked the sniper (er, salesman) how he could charge us $10 for $1 worth of 1/2' PVC piping, he was philisophical.

The kids love 'em he said, handing over a baggie of ammo.

Since we had a beach vacation this week where neither swimsuits, nor sunscreen were required, we had to get creative.

Much skee-ball was played. Hours of SpongeBob SquarePants were watched.

Here are the kids having a mild brush with hypothermia:

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Anyone else on vacation this rainy week? How did you keep the kids occupied? Leave a comment or email me at enoonan@globe.com

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Erica Noonan is chief of the Globe West bureau. Before joining the Globe in 2000, she worked for the Associated Press in Boston. Raised in Wellesley, she has a master's degree in political communication from Emerson College and a BA in political science from Trinity University in San Antonio. She lives in Natick with two energetic preschoolers: Dennis, 4, and Lila, 2.

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