Marbles Camp! Week 2
Tuesday: AM: Soda Bottle Science 7-8s made colorful density columns today, illustrating that liquids of different densities remain separate when combined. They also conducted a nano filtration experiment wherein colored water was filtered to be clean. PM: Bakery Basics Chefs learned that there are many ways to make some of the bakery’s basic recipes. They made blondies and brownies but with a twist – the brownies were made with black beans as the secret ingredient. While their treats cooled,...
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Marbles Camp: A Day in the Life of a Happy Camper Play and learn in the museum exhibits Explore games, construction sets and imaginative play in the discovery room Experience the fun and sometimes messy side of art and science in the creative exploration room Dive into our weekly topic in the themed activity room Younger campers get to know each other by sharing books, songs, and snack time, while older campers bond over games and free play Monday: AM: Kids Cook: Cook It USA The week opened...
Read MoreSunday Dinner Watermelon, Grilling
Brian didn’t believe me when I told him that there were yellow watermelons, so when one turned up in our Produce Box, we decided to have a taste test during our Sunday Dinner today! The kids liked both kinds, but the classic red was the winner. 🙂 Brandon made us an epic grilled feast, with grilled corn, mixed vegetables, bratwurst, and my warm German potato salad. Yum!...
Read MoreBuilding, Goddard Party
This Saturday started out with a Lowe’s Build and Grow Black Widow’s Sky Cycle Clinic. Black Widow is one of the characters in Marvel’s Avengers and Avengers Assemble. Building a motorcycle out of wood is quite surreal. Once we were done with that challenging build, we were off to the Goddard School’s 5th birthday celebration. Hard to believe that Brian was an original all those years back! Kendall and Brian had a lot of fun playing and snacking! Favorite was the...
Read MoreSplash Day, Dos Taquitos
Another splash day for Kendall! She couldn’t wait. Tonight we went to Dos Taquitos, always a hit with the kids. They love the train that chugs along the overhead track. Kendall and I were surprised to find that someone had declared that Fluttershy was “best pony” on the bathroom wall....
Read MoreBrian’s Play-Dough
This morning, Brian found out that his speech therapist Kim had her baby four days earlier! He was super happy for her, but is still looking forward to getting her back 🙂 At Camp Marbles, Brian made Play-Doh, and made his own pyramid. He decided to give it to Kendall! That was quite sweet of him. Kendall was playing with her Chinese Finger trap. She is still quite amazed with it! Not a bad Thursday at...
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