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