“Mom, what is this?” My 4 year old son asked while squeezing behind his knee.
“That is a tendon”, I said, “It connects the muscle to the bone”. He then proceeded to ask about his forearm bones and because he was game I pointed out his ear cartilage, and leg muscles. He walked away doing his silly strong man act. But I got the message loud and clear. Not a future engineer as formally predicted. With this kind of anatomical curiosity he is most certainly a future doctor! Continue reading
My neighbors often have a table of free stuff on their front lawn. Sometimes bigger things too including furniture but they are usually old MDF pieces that are close to the end of their life cycle therefore not worth taking. No matter what they have, my daughter wants it. Sometime I will take the long way in order to not have to pass it because I hate saying no.
Yesterday they had an old television cabinet out on display. Continue reading
Star Balloon (pen & ink on marker paper, colorized in Gimp)
The other day I saw a star shaped red star balloon escaping in the sky. Later I drove by an open house with the same red balloons out front. Even so I couldn’t help but be reminded of one of childhood’s biggest disappointments.
Along with your ice cream scoop toppling off its cone and onto the ground, accidentally letting go of a balloon is right up there with the major tragic events of childhood!
Want to really freak out your kids? Show them these classic optical illusions!
Q. Which line is longer?
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There are certain vehicles I love to bump into when out on the road (not literally)! The other day I saw the most amazing shine new cement truck. It looked like a giant toy truck and filled me with child like excitement! So without further ado, the list…
1. Cement truck
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Print this easy to read simple story Oy! fun book (select double sided printing in your printer’s preferences). Then cut out and fold along dotted lines counterclockwise starting at the bottom.
preview of book design front & back
