Rocket Science? No, just Rockets!
So Cameron came home from school on Monday with the homework assignment to build a rocket. The project had many options i.e; paper towel rolls, pop bottles, etc. and suggested that this would be a great project to do with their Dad. When I told Cameron what his homework was for the week he got so excited! On Wednesday I went and bought a large "Sierra Mist" pop to drink so it'd be all ready for the engineers to start it that night. Well Cameron was too excited to wait for Dad to get home from work and decided he knew exactly how to make it all by himself. This is it with the pop still 1/3 full.
He took claim of the pop too and was drinking it straight from the bottle. He was nice enough to share with the others (we are not at all concerned about germs in this family!) Can you see the small point at the top? And the yellow pointy paper at the bottom is the fire! Nice touch!
Well Cameron got to stay awake a little later to work on the project. When David took off the label on the bottle, the kids thought it was "naked" and got a great kick out of that! The finished project (part 1)...thanks, Daddy!
After this picture David went and spray painted it outside. Next came painting.
So Cameron really did paint a lot of it. I put painter's tape around to make it easier to paint only where each color was supposed to be. Just being the perfectionist that I am, I had to go and "touch up" some of it!
3 1/2 hours later... it was done! Cameron did pretty well with finishing and being patient (more with me) about getting it done. Now it's all ready for show and tell. I asked him what he wanted to name his rocket. He said "Rocky" (ingenious!) and so I wanted to write the name up the side of the rocket. Cameron said no and being that it is "his" project, I didn't. I did ask him about 10 times though if he wanted the name on there. The only name that's on it is Cameron's, as it should be I suppose!
He took claim of the pop too and was drinking it straight from the bottle. He was nice enough to share with the others (we are not at all concerned about germs in this family!) Can you see the small point at the top? And the yellow pointy paper at the bottom is the fire! Nice touch!Well Cameron got to stay awake a little later to work on the project. When David took off the label on the bottle, the kids thought it was "naked" and got a great kick out of that! The finished project (part 1)...thanks, Daddy!
After this picture David went and spray painted it outside. Next came painting.
So Cameron really did paint a lot of it. I put painter's tape around to make it easier to paint only where each color was supposed to be. Just being the perfectionist that I am, I had to go and "touch up" some of it!TADAH!!!!
3 1/2 hours later... it was done! Cameron did pretty well with finishing and being patient (more with me) about getting it done. Now it's all ready for show and tell. I asked him what he wanted to name his rocket. He said "Rocky" (ingenious!) and so I wanted to write the name up the side of the rocket. Cameron said no and being that it is "his" project, I didn't. I did ask him about 10 times though if he wanted the name on there. The only name that's on it is Cameron's, as it should be I suppose!
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