T is for Craft Tuesday!

Yesterday was Craft Tuesday! I posted all of these pics late last night, and promptly fell asleep before captioning any of them. What can I say, it's been a busy week! Anyway, as you know we have chosen to homeschool Younger Brother. (Actually, it looks as though we will likely be homeschooling them all next year; but that's another topic for another post.) Anyway, it seems to have worked out that each day of the week has developed its own theme. Review Monday, Library/Field Trip Thursday, and a house favorite....Craft Tuesday! I am the one in charge of the academics, and J is (among other things) in charge of thinking up and executing the weekly craft project. I think daddy is having as much fun with it as they are! This week it was:

A Cardboard Town

We have been saving all kinds of boxes and paper towel tubes etc. for the past couple of weeks.

A little imagination + scissors, paint, glue, and tape = Voila!
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This was a house on the frontside,

and some sort of waterworks/waterfall on the backside.

...and a colorful one at that!

This house came complete with a twin bed for a Lego Guy inside.

And towering above it,

the town's water supply...
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a diving board watertower!

*scroll back to picture #1 for scale*

Because really, it would be a waste to have a structure that tall with no good reason to climb it and dive off!

I've always said Younger Brother has a promising future career on Nitro Circus!

But I digress.

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Two weeks ago, Craft Tuesday also involved the building of a town.

Only this time it was...

Toothpicks and Marshmallows!

They loved this one,

probably because it was edible.

And I loved this one, except for walking through my dark living room in bare feet that night and stepping on half of a broken toothpick, stuck point-up in the carpet.

That was awesome!

Still a good idea nonetheless.
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And last week's Craft Tuesday activity...

Pipe Cleaner Fun!

There were silly hats

alien spiders

handcuffs
(of course)

keys

(of course)

and glasses.

Brother and Sis had a dispute over what this should be.

He said it was a bomb.

She said it was clearly a flower.

I feel a Peter, Paul, and Mary song coming on!

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Oh and,

"Hey guys, has anyone seen my phone?!"
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Later in the day, pipe cleaner fun yielded a classic, "Younger Brother was here!" moment.

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Found it!

Click here for another, "Younger Brother was Here" moment if you missed it.

And here ... he had just recently turned 4 in this one!

Man I love that kid!

You know, occasionally wanting to pull my hair out aside.

:)