| Thursday October 16
Time to create a sculpture for the Charlotte's Web project. Jay cut off a square of wood from a scrap piece in the garage and sanded most of the splinters off. Then Joshua continued sanding it a little more. Found an old wooden handle that I think used to go to a shovel. Jay sliced a piece off it to use for the head of the spider. Joshua sanded it also, then showed Jay where it should be attached. Next was the legs. We agreed that wooden legs would be too brittle and too hard to attach. I had thought we should use nails, but Jay didn't have any that would be long enough. Instead he brought out some screws. Joshua marked where he wanted the legs to go, and Jay started putting them in. I kept reminding Jay that Joshua should be helping, and eventually he helped Joshua operate the cordless screwdriver to put them in.
Jay said we didn't have any more black paint so he went to buy a can of spray paint. I thought the pack of paint I bought Joshua yesterday had black in it, but it didn't. When the body dried, Joshua used blue paint to give her some eyes and white paint to make a mouth. It turned out okay. It would be interesting to see all of the kid's creations together.
Anyway, to remind you why I'm throwing a school project in here, it will count toward his art award in scouts. We still need to backtrack to earn the first few requirements. No school on Monday since it is parent-teacher conference day, so maybe I will get Joshua online to learn some basics of art to fill out his worksheets.
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Saturday, October 18
Nissan Family Day
This is Nissan's version of a company picnic. They hire a small carnival company to bring in some rides, and also set up some games and inflatables. They cook burgers, hot dogs and chicken patties for lunch, and also hand out popcorn, cotton candy and soft drinks all day long.
We went to the health fair tent first because Jay wanted to get his cholesterol checked. Next was lunch, then some inflatable slides. A few rides for Jay and Joshua while I opted to snack on popcorn instead. More inflatables and a few games, then a little playground time and it was all over!
This activity was counted as one of ten needed for the BSA Family award.        |