CANstruction

Last spring Hannah was selected to be a part of the Extended Learning Program or ELP at school, it's what our school calls the talented and gifted program. One of the things that she was most excited about was CANstrustruction. Her school along with two others in the district came up with a theme and a plan for building a sculpture from non-perishable food items. They had to find the right kind of can for each build and they had a budget to stay within. The theme was

We CAN help CANoe?

One school built a house, another a canoe and her school built a skyscraper. They covered the bottom with water bottles to represent the floods from last summer. They would have liked for the skyscraper to be taller, but stability was an issue and also the cost of so many cans. I got to go with her and it was such a fun event.

Carefully working with Mrs. Legget on making the base stable so other students could build it taller.

Hannah with Kara in front of their hard work.

The final product complete with two trophies. They won Best in Show and the People's Choice.

"Painting With Mud" by Liam and Logan

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that I let the boys outside. They do a good job staying in the backyard without constant supervision so I was inside trying to get a few things done. I keep checking on them every few minutes to see what they were doing. They jumped on the trampoline they played on the playground, but that must have gotten boring because the next time I check on them they are digging in the mud and then they are using that mud to decorate the retaining wall.Hard at work!
Look how pretty mom!

Logan's toes are muddy.

Liam is still adding more mud.

Showing off the artwork.