DuckyBoy made up this story in the car on the way somewhere -- and this time, instead of me making up mot of the story, he came out with all of this.
He said he's going to invent a rocket to go past our planets, "blast through space" to the edge of space.
He's also going to make a cereal with pieces shaped like planets, some like planets we haven't been to yet (I think he meant ones we haven't even seen yet), and there will be a (Willy-Wonkaesque) prize inside certain boxes to choose who gets to go with him. (It went without saying it would be a sugar-sweet cereal.)
Teenagers who win can come by themselves, but younger kids will need to bring a grownup.
There will be special astronaut clothes onboard for everyone, as well as a space travel car. I'm not sure what it does but it's going to come in very handy on the journey past the edge of space.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
$11.52
That's the total sales from DuckyBoy's first lemonade stand!
He's wanted to do this for 2 years now, and until now I've only been able to mount a half-hearted effort to do it with him; he's just been too little for me to enjoy taking the neighbor's cash for something I did all the work on.
This time though, once Daddy's persuasive reasons NOT to have the sale IN the elevator were listened to and the sale could proceed outside, DuckyBoy poured in all ingredients and mixed and tasted the product. Downstairs, he brought in his own sales, poured and took the cash.
He wrote 2 signs all by himself; 25 [and then picture a backwards cents sign] or 10 [another backwards cents sign]. He asked me to write "Lemonade" on another piece of paper, and then he decorated it with pictures of cups and even wavy lines to show the liquid inside.
He didn't have to make much change, though; anybody had this experience? Almost nobody wants to get their change! He tried really hard to give the first customer change, and after that you could almost see him thinking, "OK, I just take the money and pour the drink!" It was hard for him to know when someone did want change -- the signals are pretty subtle.
My favorite part was watching him spot someone crossing the street and saying, "Here come more customers!" He couldn't imagine they wouldn't want some... what an attitude to have, you know? No fear. As his dad says, "He thinks he's offering the best thing in the world." And right then, he was.
When they got close enough he'd run up to them and say, "Would you like some lemonade?" and almost no one could say no. It's nice to be cute! LOL. He did well when a few people said no, which is a big deal for him. He offered free knock-knock jokes (we had the book because I thought we might need something to do in case of a lull) and free flower petals -- the crabapple trees in front of the building are losing their flowers and the petals pile up like snowdrifts, lots of fun to throw around.
All in all, we're proud of our little entrepreneur.
He's wanted to do this for 2 years now, and until now I've only been able to mount a half-hearted effort to do it with him; he's just been too little for me to enjoy taking the neighbor's cash for something I did all the work on.
This time though, once Daddy's persuasive reasons NOT to have the sale IN the elevator were listened to and the sale could proceed outside, DuckyBoy poured in all ingredients and mixed and tasted the product. Downstairs, he brought in his own sales, poured and took the cash.
He wrote 2 signs all by himself; 25 [and then picture a backwards cents sign] or 10 [another backwards cents sign]. He asked me to write "Lemonade" on another piece of paper, and then he decorated it with pictures of cups and even wavy lines to show the liquid inside.
He didn't have to make much change, though; anybody had this experience? Almost nobody wants to get their change! He tried really hard to give the first customer change, and after that you could almost see him thinking, "OK, I just take the money and pour the drink!" It was hard for him to know when someone did want change -- the signals are pretty subtle.
My favorite part was watching him spot someone crossing the street and saying, "Here come more customers!" He couldn't imagine they wouldn't want some... what an attitude to have, you know? No fear. As his dad says, "He thinks he's offering the best thing in the world." And right then, he was.
When they got close enough he'd run up to them and say, "Would you like some lemonade?" and almost no one could say no. It's nice to be cute! LOL. He did well when a few people said no, which is a big deal for him. He offered free knock-knock jokes (we had the book because I thought we might need something to do in case of a lull) and free flower petals -- the crabapple trees in front of the building are losing their flowers and the petals pile up like snowdrifts, lots of fun to throw around.
All in all, we're proud of our little entrepreneur.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Waaaay Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway
This post is brought to you by the Society for "Agggghhh my patch is itchy and I'm not going to think about anything else..."
Think about something else, I said oh-so-helpfully, and then I know I've got to suggest something or it'll never work, so first I said, Like stairs, since we were heading toward the stairs. Then I said, Or coats, since I was holding 2 coats (not knowing which to put on him till we got outside).
Then, since I've got a tune from Les Miz running through my head this morning, the one that goes, "Red, the blood of angry men..." I broke into song:
Coats, we don't want to wear our coats,
Spring, we like the warmth of Spring.
He's heard that song a hundred times, so I think he recognized it. At any rate it's over the top, so it made him laugh! So I kept it going. Downstairs I said,
Bus, I see that is your bus,
Red, the red lights go on soooon!
I think that may be the first time he's ever got on the bus laughing.
Probably also the first time he had warm banana-bread muffins in his hand too, the difficult logistics of which escapes him but was a fun challenge for me.
Think about something else, I said oh-so-helpfully, and then I know I've got to suggest something or it'll never work, so first I said, Like stairs, since we were heading toward the stairs. Then I said, Or coats, since I was holding 2 coats (not knowing which to put on him till we got outside).
Then, since I've got a tune from Les Miz running through my head this morning, the one that goes, "Red, the blood of angry men..." I broke into song:
Coats, we don't want to wear our coats,
Spring, we like the warmth of Spring.
He's heard that song a hundred times, so I think he recognized it. At any rate it's over the top, so it made him laugh! So I kept it going. Downstairs I said,
Bus, I see that is your bus,
Red, the red lights go on soooon!
I think that may be the first time he's ever got on the bus laughing.
Probably also the first time he had warm banana-bread muffins in his hand too, the difficult logistics of which escapes him but was a fun challenge for me.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Recent Artwork
DuckyBoy was very pleased with this drawing from school. It shows me with 2 "SuperCampers"-- The assignment was Things That Make Us Happy. At first I thought it was 2 "Supercars"; he corrected me when he looked at this. So I pointed out there was no "M" in the word, which caused my confusion.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A Peeps Adventure
The Peeps exit their apartment building in search of fun at the playground.
They borrow a delivery person's bicycle and get there fast.
The Peeps enjoy a swing.
They climb the steps,
then go down the slide. Whee!
Oops, minor injuries occur coming off the slide.
The Peeps admire the Parks Department logo,
then play tag around the flagpole.
The Peeps take a ride on a bucket swing, but...
... Oops, another injury.
The Peeps decide to take a break and watch from safety as the Peep editor swings instead of them.
The Peeps take turns trying on a hat.
Then they have a race down twin slides.
The Peeps race toward the play structure, one hop at a time...
And the winner is ... Green Peep!
The Peeps hop into the tunnel,
and enjoy the end of their day at the playground.
On the way home, Oh, No! A serious injury takes place!
Peep friend, in quickly rented car, follows injured Peep in ambulance.
A dedicated team looks over the Peep's injury and springs into action.
After a few minutes they step back and admire their handiwork.
An ambulance ride home...
...reunites the friends at last.
They borrow a delivery person's bicycle and get there fast.
The Peeps enjoy a swing.
They climb the steps,
then go down the slide. Whee!
Oops, minor injuries occur coming off the slide.
The Peeps admire the Parks Department logo,
then play tag around the flagpole.
The Peeps take a ride on a bucket swing, but...
... Oops, another injury.
The Peeps decide to take a break and watch from safety as the Peep editor swings instead of them.
The Peeps take turns trying on a hat.
Then they have a race down twin slides.
The Peeps race toward the play structure, one hop at a time...
And the winner is ... Green Peep!
The Peeps hop into the tunnel,
and enjoy the end of their day at the playground.
On the way home, Oh, No! A serious injury takes place!
Peep friend, in quickly rented car, follows injured Peep in ambulance.
A dedicated team looks over the Peep's injury and springs into action.
After a few minutes they step back and admire their handiwork.
An ambulance ride home...
...reunites the friends at last.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Donald Duck Fun Truck
DuckyBoy and I invented a new show to compete with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. This is the theme song, it uses the same tune as the current MM Clubhouse theme song:
It's the Donald Duck Fun Truck
Come inside,
it's fun inside
(Not, as was previously here, "He'll take you for a ride").
It's the Donald Duck Fun Truck
You can go far away
or somewhere new to play.
There may be one more verse I can't remember, just part of it: "He's a friend to you/ and a good duck, too."
DuckyBoy has also sketched out the truck, and the garage, which moves, twists and appears like the MM Clubhouse does at the beginning of the show.
It also has a complicated "Fun remover" that, if I have this right, sucks out Mickey fun if any appears, so as to make room for Donald fun.
Not bad for a kid who hates Writing Workshop at school. (I know, the teachers think that's an OT thing. I still feel there's a disconnect between what he's asked to do and what he can do.)
It's the Donald Duck Fun Truck
Come inside,
it's fun inside
(Not, as was previously here, "He'll take you for a ride").
It's the Donald Duck Fun Truck
You can go far away
or somewhere new to play.
There may be one more verse I can't remember, just part of it: "He's a friend to you/ and a good duck, too."
DuckyBoy has also sketched out the truck, and the garage, which moves, twists and appears like the MM Clubhouse does at the beginning of the show.
It also has a complicated "Fun remover" that, if I have this right, sucks out Mickey fun if any appears, so as to make room for Donald fun.
Not bad for a kid who hates Writing Workshop at school. (I know, the teachers think that's an OT thing. I still feel there's a disconnect between what he's asked to do and what he can do.)
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