I heard about the Pillow Fight Toronto event on Facebook and thought it would be a fun thing to attend – and it was. Roughly 200 oversized kids whacked and biffed each other along with at least as many photographers and spectators. The crowd was mostly high school to college age, with a few genuine kids hovering in the background too scared to join the fray For more photos check out my flickr set of the event.

Think of it like a mosh pit meets slumber party. Some guys looked like they had been practicing for weeks and others were just looking for a good time. The similarities between this event and my personal passion the Rock Paper Scissors World Championships are considerable including, childhood games, formalizing the informal, word of mouth communications, and good old-fashioned fun. Obviously this was an event that I couldn’t miss.

The event was put on by newmindspace who are responsible for other pillow fights here and in New York along with easter egg hunts, bubble battles, capture the flag and other wonderful urban nonsense. If the event comes to your town, go. If it doesn’t organize your own. It was a blast.

[tags] toronto, urban, pillow fight Toronto, newmindspace, Worldrps, Rock Paper Scissors [/tags]

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