What are events?

An event is something that happens when you do something or something does something to you, like when you drop your ice cream on the floor.

Imagine you're playing with a toy car. You push it, and it zooms across the room. That’s an event: you did something (pushed), and the car responded (zoomed). Events are all about actions and reactions in the real world, just like when your friend bumps into you at recess, and you both laugh.

Think of your favorite game. When you press a button on your controller, something happens on the screen. That’s an event too! The button being pressed is the action, and what appears on the screen is the reaction. Events are like the messages that tell everything what to do next.

You experience events all day long:

• When you eat a cookie, it's an event (you did something, and your tummy responded).
• When you jump in puddles, it’s an event (you moved, and water splashed up).

Events are like the little stories that happen every time you do something, simple, fun, and all around you.