October 2009
The Archives
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10.29.09Spider Rescue!
Spiders (4)We live in an older house that has lots of cracks for critters to get in and out. However, this spider is not the brightest and found himself trapped on our carpeted stairs for the last two weeks. I say trapped because every time I walk up and down the stairs he scurries to get out of the way, never comfortable with his situation. The other day Seth noticed him and said, "Mom I'm going to get a glass and paper and move this spider outside." I perform this act all the time, yet I've never prompted Seth to try ...
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10.27.09Wooden Boats (not the floating kind)
Boats, wood (3)Seth came home from school with this yesterday. It is a wooden "boat". Daniel Beard has numerous chapters devoted to building boats so I thought I better snap a few shots. Seth told me not to put the "boat" in water because some of the pieces are attached with glue that is made from water, and if we put it in water it might fall apart. I guess that even if your boat does not actually float it is still healthy to mess around with wood, nails, crayons, a beefy hammer and your imagination.
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10.22.09Hay Bale Forts
Autumn, Building, forts & such (3)Forts. They're getaways from the bad guys and platforms for battle. One fort-building medium that's easy to find this time of year is the hay bale. Now that the dry summer grasses have been cut and baled, you can find them in bulk for the taking if you ask ahead of time at local pumpkin patches and grocery stores; chances are there are plenty of bales up for grabs in the coming weeks as stores clear the surplus Halloween pumpkins and decor. So, how many bales of hay do you need? First, see how many you can bring home! The more the merrier. ...
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