This weekend, I sheparded my ten-year-old son through part of a school project. As the 3-d portion of the display, he wanted to make a Japanese dragon. Not easy! First, we had to talk about the materials. He didn’t like the idea of paper maché or plaster of paris. He wanted real clay, and not play clay either but the real deal. I’m very thankful that there was a Michaels Arts and Crafts store nearby. It was raining and cold,…
Mommy brag warning! Our son’s “Google doodle” made the cut and he is one of only six finalists at his elementary school to have the opportunity to enter the big Google contest. The contest theme is “What if…”. The kids had a template of the Google logo, and then designed their own drawings around it. At Google we believe in thinking big, and dreaming big, and we can’t think of anything more important than encouraging students to do the same….
Ben got the Citizen of the Month Award (for August) at his Elementary School. Awwww. (We could even almost overlook that they spelled his name “Benjamim” on the award.)
Cast your countenance upward to the light, and lift your eyes to the hills, that I may more easily wash you off.