Every September thousands of people come to the Feast of the Three Saints in Lawrence, Mass. We take advantage of the large crowd and promote bocce by offering free bocce demos and informal games. The year these pictures were taken we attracted a lot of the local Latino kids who readily took to the game.

We set up template courts and show the game to anyone who is interested. This youngster not only tosses the pallino out, but makes a fashion statement as well.

Kidzgame founder Brian Martin offers a bit of instruction. Click the photo to view his web site featuring programs for kids.

Looks like the coaching paid off!

{Please send photos from your neck of the woods. The Joy of Bocce Weekly tries to feature photos from all over the country and from other countries too. I'd love to post your pictures here and make them part of the ezine's regular feature: "This Week's Photos."}

Before long, we had to set up two Backyard Bocce Courts. Click the photo to learn more about them or to order.