Olivia had a school project to do a dinosaur report. She was assigned - Iguanadon. She had a wonderful time reading up on him and researching him, and she even gave me ample notice that she needed to have a model for her presentation. Well, I calendared it along with all the other calendar items, and then life happened. We had company in town for a week, then our bathroom flooded and we were blocked from our kitchen for a week which threw everything off and helter skelter. So the night before the project is due - she reminds me. By this time it is super late, and I have to be to work at 7:30 in the morning. I find a recipe for model clay that I have all the ingredients for, that looks super simple and is supposed to air dry. I make up the clay which looks a little runny, but the recipe says it will gradually harden. I start to make a frame with a hanger and then begin to form the clay on the frame. The clay is not hardening. It is holding shape for a few minutes and then it begins to slide down the frame. By this time it's almost midnight. I'm super tired, and I remember how much I dislike school projects like this anyway - so I do the only thing I can manage - I cry. I tell her she can just skip the model part and go to bed. (I mean really, this is grade school and in the whole scheme of things is this really going to matter? It's not like she even gets real grades in grade school.)Well, Marc disagrees. We can't teach her to be irresponsible already. I figure we did our best, and I'm out of ideas. Well I remember the red playdough that I made 6 months ago that my preschoolers are still using. A red dinosaur sounds a little grotesque, but I pull it out and let my husband take a shot at it. I have to go to bed. So next morning after I'm off to work, Marc lets Olivia paint his sculpture with green tempera paint, and then he takes her to school. All considered, I think it turned out pretty good. The red playdough underneath the green actually made it look fleshy and realistic. Yeah! Another school "project" DONE - Phew!
3 comments:
Nice! Way to pull together! I've been hearing about some crazy elementary school projects from some friends of ours. I'm a little confused--is it for the kiddos or more for the parents? Maybe to push for bonding time? Anyway, turned out great!
The projects are usually called "family" projects. I think it is for "bonding." Personally, I like to "bond" in my own way - not through the school's obligatory "projects." You'll get your turn. :)
It turned out great and that was so nice of Marc to rescue you guys and the project and help Olivia get it done. You guys are a good team!
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