Yesterday we had 2 kids go home and in true Trifecta fashion I decided to up the ante,
so today we added 3 kids to the mix!
Here’s what I learned about exposing children to the
joys of science:
1)
No one sells cassette tapes anymore. I lost a bet to HfH on this one. Oh, AND, I’m getting old – all the kids asked
me what a cassette tape was. Our
first project was a magnetic tumbling tumbleweed and for it we needed cassette
tape film. Because I couldn’t buy one I
had to dig through the old college boxes and pulled out one that didn’t have
any writing on it. It occurred to me
that since I didn’t write what was on it and since I have absolutely no way of
actually finding out what is on it, and even if I did know what was on it I could
buy it on iTunes, I might as well use
it. By the way, HfH just had a heart
attack because he never throws anything away and he’s horrified that I used
something that he might have been able to sell on eBay.
2)
Having
Camp Runamuk on a day when you have contractors tearing your ceiling apart is
probably not the wisest choice. When the
lead contractor said to me “I’m so sorry we’re working while you’re trying to
run a day camp”, I knew I needed to get a day job!
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3)
If those contractors leave out their supplies
around children, they will be put to good use!
4) Mentos/Soda Geysers are just cool! But, you have to buy the Geyser Tube from Fresh and Easy – waaaaaaay better than trying to get those things in the bottle and running your @$& off to get out of the way. Unfortunately, I only got a video and it's taking too long to upload, so I don't have a picture either. :(
5)
Kids and food coloring don’t mix . . . wait, yes
they do . . . over, and over and over again. I made the mistake of putting the food coloring out and saying "sure, you can add a drop to your project." SH********T!
LOL
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