Lego Outhouse?

Alright, B and C have a passion for Legos. They have a ton of random blocks, no instructions and have created a lego city. And they trade within the city with "shiny's" the clear lego blocks. So, this afternoon B came up to me and showed me his lastest addition to Lego City. An outhouse.

Should I be disturbed?

If you look carefully, there is even toliet paper.
LOL.

Airshow

C has become obsessed with paper airplanes. I was lucky enough to find a desk calender with 365 tiny paper airplanes at the thrift store. Hours of fun and excitment for only $2.00. I'm loving it!

A stitch a day....

C wanted to learn how to sew. I introduced a simple stitch. He loves it! Last night he spend a half hour sewing a heart, and it was the first thing he asked to do in the morning. (Ah, the video game siren song must be not as strong as before...)

A Knight Saves the Princess

B followed through with his plan to write and produce a play. Here is the script (dictated by B and written by Mom) Character names were decided upon the cast. (I don't know why C keeps the name Zygon but it's not the first time he came up with that name.)

Set and costumes made by B and C. (Mom helped with the horse).

Complete with castle surrounded by lava moat.

Tickets were a dollar. Opening day was a success and they are now working on their next play: Alien Hunting.

Stay tuned.....

Knights in colored paper...

This summer I have applied a no-school policy and after a month of video games and endless episodes of Spongebob....they finally unplug and get a bit interested in playing in real life. I bought a ream of construction paper and allowed full access. No rules (except clean up the mess you make) and no instruction.
B made a suit of armor, out of black construction and not to be outdone, C created his suit...complete with boots.

Tonight I was encouraged to hear B speak of creating a play and using their new costumes..

Fun!

“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” William Butler Yeats

This year we will work on jumping off the conveyor belt of conventional education and create our own path to enlightenment.

Wish me luck!