Fun at School

We have had a few fun evening activities at school lately. First, Becca's preschool did a Family Fun Night that had a western theme. The kids had a great time in the bounce house and playing western-themed games such as hobby horse races, throw the lasso over the stuffed pony, try to throw a ball in a cowboy hat, etc...

Here are some pictures from that night:

They also both got their faces painted. Becca got a bunny face, and Samuel got a frog. I didn't get a good picture of their faces, but you can sort of see the designs here:

The 2nd thing we did was a cake decorating contest at Samuel's elementary school. Samuel and I worked hard to make this hamburger cake one Sunday afternoon:

The cake itself was pretty easy to make. I found instructions online that we followed and he did most of it himself. The buns are just plain cake, the sesame seeds are slivered almonds just poked into the top bun, the hamburger patty is a rice krispy treat made with cocoa krispies, the cheese and lettuce are gummy candies we found at the store, and the french fries are pound cake he cut up with a special kid vegetable cutter we have that happens to make those wavy edges.

All of the cakes were on display at the school ice cream social one night. It was neat to see what the kids had come up with. Although he did not win a prize, he did get a ribbon for participating (he wasn't thrilled about not winning, but hey, it's a life skill to work on, right?) and we definitely had fun making the cake. I'm sure he will enjoy eating it too.

Oobleck

About once a year around here we make oobleck. Why once a year? Because it is insanely messy. It takes me about a year to forget how much work it is to clean everything up when the kids are done playing with it. They absolutely love it, and would probably play with it every day if I let them. Maybe it's something we need to play with outside in the summer.

If you have never made oobleck before, it's just equal amounts of cornstarch and water mixed together. It's neat because it's both a solid and a liquid. It's actually a lot of fun to experiment with. Just not so much fun to clean up.

Here are the kids having fun with oobleck:

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