Week 1: Rockets

1/1/2017

-using a collection of bottles made various rockets

Week 2: Magic

1/7/2017

-using a combination of homemade and bought magic tricks put on various magic shows

Week 3: Lava Tube

1/14/2017

-self-directed paint fun

Week 4: Periscopes

1/21/2017

-experimented rebounding light with 4 mirrors in basement

-built a large and small periscope

-used periscopes with light and to spy around corners

-inspiration came from visit on a submarine

Week 7: Valentine's Day cards

Week 8: Barn

Week 9: Airplane

Week 10: Hydraulic Robot 

3/4/2017

-thanks cousins for the great suggestion.  We do not know which is more fun making the robot or playing with it !?

Week 11: Shell Art

Week 12: Nano Lego

3/18/17

-a tiny finger challenge!!!

Week 12: Birthday Card

3/18/2017

-we are a homemade card giving family

-this one led by our child was quite fun 

Week 13: Longest Car Ever!!!

3/25/2017

-This is the third and longest iteration.  Each iteration was done with a different play date friend : )

Week 14: Box Robot

4/1/2017

-Collaborated with 2 cousins

Week 15: First Computer Program

4/8/2017

-Used MIT's Scratch to write various computer programs making objects move around a screen with sounds etc

Week 16: Took Care Of An Owl

4/17/2017

-Took care of school puppet owl over long-weekend

-"Peanut-Chocolate" activities included: 2 Easter Hunts, riding on a block go-kart and a boat, a guitar lesson, playing lego, joining a Easter meal, playing soccer and hanging out with family and friends

Week 17:  Flowers and Veges Year 3!! 

4/22/2017

-planted flowers and vegetable seeds to be transplanted to backyard garden

Week 18: Lawn

4/22/2017

-Weeded and seeded front and back of house lawn

Week 19: Shoe Box

5/6/17

-used 3 hours to carefully assemble a shoe box

-practice using different types of tools such as power drill, hammer, tape measure

Week 20: Up Up and Away

5/13/17

-build cardboard airplane that can stand in

Week 21: Projects With Relatives

5/20/17

Week 22:  Projects With Relatives

5/27/17

Week 23: Running for Charity

6/3/17

-Ran 2km for local hospital

Week 24: End Of School Year Cards

6/10/2017

-Cards for teachers and friends

Week 25: Volunteer At Farm

6/15/2017

-planted seeds, harvested, dried herbs and helped make a path

-crops harvested go to a local food bank

Week 26: Fishing at Salt Spring Island

6/24/2017 

-did not catch anything : (

-will try again!!!

Week 27: Backyard party

7/1/2017

-35 friends

-lots of activites

Week 28 : Beach Hot Wheels

7/08/17

-friend get together

-combined hot wheels and sand castles

Week 29: Robot

7/15/2017

-built robot using kit

Week 30 : First Computer

7/22/2017

-built computer with kit

-picture is still to be uploaded

Week 30: Planted Vegetable Seeds

7/23/2017

-third set of seeds planted this year

-trying to grow: beats, radishes and carrots

-vegetables did not do so well while we were in Montreal

Week 31: Lego Ferry

7/29/2017

Week 32: Print Making

8/5/17

-Friends came over to try different types of print making

Week 33: Paper Train

8/12/2017

Week 34: Crawly Things

8/19/2017

Week 34: Wood Train 

8/19/2017

Solar eclipse

Week 35: Rocket Ship

8/26/2017

-designed rocket ship on white board

-made rocket ship based on design

Week 36 and Week 37: Block Party

9/2/2017 and 9/9/2017

-designed and distributed flyer

-setup crafts table (puppets and wood blocks) for kids

-arranged sports area 

Hyper Loop

Lego Adventure 

Lego City

Halloween costume lightning McQueen

Parachute and Kite

Getting Ready For Baby Brother 

Castle

Butterfly Mobile For Baby Brother

Remote Control Car Race Course

Christmas train

Lego Birthday Party

-23 kids

Flowers for my mom

home made puppets