Gina's Whimsical World

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
2:40 PM

Interesting school projects

Moving into middle school has brought a plethora of homework previously unexperienced by my oldest. He's finding his flirtatious ways are not getting him nearly as far in a school with over 1000 students. This latest project was a book report sandwich. Although I am assuming that it was to give some symbolism to help student's dissect a book, I'm still not so sure what he learned from the ordeal I mean experience. Nothing like taking a child on his birthday weekend after a sleepover of 8 and enforcing the homework rule!

Here are a few photos of the project in the works and the completed meal.

He cut tomatoes out of burlap

The lettuce was a great dyed lace ribbon that he glued down in circles on tulle ... and yes, he had help with the ideas but had to do all the labor himself.

The cheese was nylon fabric heated onto a stablizer (over heat recommendations to make it wrinkle), the onions are doilies and the pickles are green felt run through a paper crimper.

The layers as they come together with the report glued down.

The finished meal.
He did a pretty good job if I do say so myself. I feel bad for the kids that don't have a mother who collects crap for no other reason than because one day she just might need it (case in point, you doubters!) and doesn't exactly think on the normal pathways. My poor kid, for once he gets to be grateful for the Mom who isn't quite like everyone else!

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