Randomness...

Life has seemed to get away from me a little bit. We've been busy making lots of memories, and haven't had much time to share those memories with you.  Here they are...!

Quinn's  Music Concert

In addition to the early morning Math Club meetings, Quinn also attended before school music ensemble group once a week.  A couple weeks back, they held their concert to show off their great skills.

Quinn's music teacher is all about freedom of expression through music and feeling the movement through their bodies. It was a creative concert, where the children created most of the music themselves.  They did a great job!

Mystery Reader

Sullivan's teachers asked if I would be willing to be a mystery reader for their class.  It was an invitation I couldn't pass up.

First, I had to keep my invitation a secret from Sullivan.  Then I was asked to come up with five clues that described myself.  On the day I was asked to come, the clues were read to the class while I stood in the hallway.  Then the children had to guess who the mystery reader was. Sullivan was so excited to see me when I entered the room. The look on her face was priceless.

Here are the 3 books I chose to read to the class....

 Easter Egg Dying...

We spent a Sunday afternoon dying Easter eggs.  I always look forward to and dread Easter egg dying each year.  It is an activity that involves a lot of supervision and support from me - from start to end. But the girls LOVE to dye eggs and have so much fun doing it.  All the work is most definitely worth all the work!   

Sullivan's Invention Convention...

Like I said in a previous post, Sullivan's class had an invention convention the night she had her adenoid surgery.  I was a little bummed because I thought she was going to miss it, but once she sprung back from surgery, I knew we were going to be able to attend!

Each student in the class was tasked with creating a new product.  They had to draw a sketch of the invention and then make a prototype of the invention.  All of the creating was done in class, and 100% on their own.  What Sullivan created was wonderful...!

Sullivan created a Perler Bead Maker.  As we know, she loves to make creations out of Perler beads, but is always at the mercy of me to iron them to fuse the beads together.  She often asks me to iron them at inopportune times, so she ends up having to wait.

Her invention solves this problem.  This is a kid friendly Perler bead oven that would melt and fuse the beads together without needing the help of adults.  The prototype uses Christmas lights, but she said hers would use light bulbs or something stronger.

I told Sullivan she would make millions if she created this, as there are lots of moms and dads that would not be too sad if they never had to iron another Perler bead creation again!

Quinn and Sullivan checking out all the other inventions...

  Stay tuned - more memories to come very soon!