I was sick one Sunday so we had a quiet day at home that day. My kids were so good, which is surprising as 2 of them tend to throw a fit if they can't go to church.
Butterball worked 4 HOURS on this project. I was shocked. It is a pirate ship. I tried so hard to suggest he have the box top open and tape the sides up and have it be an open boat but he refused to listen.
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This is the steering wheel. I also tried to add suggestions. I love how creative he gets. The problem came when he asked me to put the steering wheel in the ship. I of course had to bend it a bit to put it in and he threw a raging fit! I totally understood, poor guy, after working on it for 4 hours and then Mom does something crazy like bend the steering wheel? He hasn't worked on it since but he talks about it a lot.
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And this is what my daughter created. It is a pom pom town. On the left side you will notice the 3 pom poms. The red is the Fire Warning light. The blue is the Tsunami and Flood Warning light. And the white is the Earthquake Warning light. I thought it was adorable but a little sad that kids think of that.