On day 6 (Saturday) we made a weaving loom.
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I needed inspiration for the loom. I liked the sites I linked to above for making creative, inexpensive looms. We wound up making cereal box looms, which were easy- just wrap twine around cereal boxes. We made the looms on Saturday to prepare for our weavings later in the week.
On day 7 (Sunday) Jesse took our kids to see Rio 2 at our local $1 theater.
On day 8 (Monday) Jesse took them to the library to sign up for this year's summer reading program. We also put our looms to good use and made ribbon weavings. (We'll be revisiting this project soon now that I'm more familiar with it).
On day 9 (Tuesday) my mom took them to the library (again!) to see the first performance this year, which was by an engaging storyteller. She told stories and had the audience sing along with her.
On day 10 (Wednesday) we made paper rockets. (See Nikki's tutorial here). I wanted a high projectile rocket, which was probably unrealistic. ;) They were neat though.
On day 11 (Thursday) we made a sofa fort. I got the idea from Pinterest (see here):
Out of everything we've done, that seemed to be their favorite.
On day 12 (Friday) we went to good ole Rite Aid to get Thrifty ice cream.
**Every Tuesday we go to the library and every Friday we get a frozen treat (like ice cream!).
Week 1's highlights include making a summer calendar, making a summer manifesto, and planting vegetable (and watermelon seeds) for a late summer harvest). Click here for additional pictures and links.**
