First up is the solar system diorama. Fortunately Ben had a passion for the solar system when he was 6, so it didn't take too much convincing to get him motivated to want to do this. He came up with the idea on his own and did most of the painting himself . He has yet to write the report, but he's got some good notes started.
The Workspace
Everyone's Favorite: Uranus
The Finished Product
The Workspace
Everyone's Favorite: Uranus
The Finished Product
Once the solar system is taken care of it's "Which Cheese Grows Mold the Fastest?" for his science fair project. We haven't gotten any further than that, but I'm certainly looking forward to platefuls of moldy cheese strategically placed all over my house. It takes me back to my 7th grade days when my project was making cheese, and I even set my alarm to get up in the night and stir the cheese...or something like that.
Destination Imagination has begun, and the crafting and building will soon be taking place. Ben's team has decided to tackle a challenge in which they create a tall structure out of newspaper and write a play with homemade props to go with it. As one of the coaches I still need to read up and find out exactly what we're supposed to do, but the tournament is in March, so we've got some time to work.
Of course what elementary school wouldn't be complete without Valentine's Boxes? That will be on the weekend plans in a couple of weeks. I think I lucked out though, because I'm guessing boys are slightly less picky about their boxes than girls !
Time to reload the glue gun and get started!