Practice makes perfect: honing crane game skills

My youngest daughter got a crane game machine from Santa Claus. Just a small toy one. It comes with capsules and is operated by levers, just like many of the real crane games. She loves the crane games in arcades, but it is often difficult to win a prize in one. She wanted to practice on a toy crane game machine to hone her skills. And it would seem its paying off!

On a recent trip to 2nd Street second hand store I noticed from the outside of the building that there were some crane games on the second floor. She hadn't noticed, but I knew she'd be really happy to try out her skills in real life. So I told her about it and I gave her a couple of coins to use in the machines. They only cost 100 yen to operate. On her very first 100 yen she secured not just one, but two small plush toys. She was absolutely delighted with herself. She still had a coin left so she tried another machine and once again she won! 

The toy crane game machines, which seem to be in high demand at the moment, make a really great gift. Not just for children either, you can get ones that are less toy looking and more challenging than the toy versions. But even the toy version seems to have improved my daughter's skills. Practice makes perfect!