The sight of falling snow in the desert is rather rare. But that didn't stop a pack of kids, adults and one mascot from enjoying that December rite of passage of playing in snow. The odd occurence came outside Wells Fargo Arena as the ASU Art Museum sponsored the annual Snow Day.
The snow came via a truckload of shaved ice. But the fun was local as a host of 70 or so kids gathered Monday afternoon to frolic in, throw and jump on the piles of snow. When Sparky showed up, the obvious followed with kids lobbing snowballs at the Maroon and Gold mascot. He got his, and the kids got to play in some snow just as their peers in the more northern states do.
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Abby Deal, 10, of Glendale, starts making the base of a snowman as her little sister Hannah, 7, jumps on the white stuff at the annual Snow Day outside the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe on Dec. 21. The girls have seen snow before, but this time they got to play in it with their uncle's gloves.
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Four-year-old Katiara Chellevold of Glendale works on the top her her snowman, Frosty, as her aunt, Tarah Paige; younger sister, Vada, 2; and grandmother, Hertha Chellevold (right) watch. The Chellevold are from Mesa, while Paige was visiting from Sherman Oaks, California.
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Sucy the service dog stopped at the annual Snow Day, which is sponsored by the ASU Art Museum. Th event is built around a truckload of shaved ice and and preceded the ASU women's basketball game vs. Florida State (the No. 21 Sun Devils won 68-56). Sucy joins family members as season ticket holders to the women's basketball team.
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Upon his arrival to the annual Snow Day, Sparky is instantly hit with a salvo of snowballs. Around 70 children, and Sparky, came to play in the temporary winter wonderland outside of Wells Fargo Arena.
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Sparky gets into the fray at the annual Snow Day, sponsord by the ASU Art Museum.
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Sparky shields himself from snowballs at the annual Snow Day on Dec. 21.
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Sparky gets an earful of snow from one of the children from Bright Ideas Childcare in Tempe at the annual Snow Day.
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Sparky gets a "flesh wound" from one of the snowballs at Snow Day.
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Seven-year-old Sarah Chavez gathers a bunch of snowballs to share with her friends from the Bright Ideas Childcare in Tempe.
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Photos by Charlie Leight, video by Deanna Dent/ASU Now
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