The Solar Eclipse

This week we invited friends over to celebrate the solar eclipse.  We served bagels because they are ring shaped and crescent-shaped croissants.  Everyone had some solar glasses and we talked about how it isn't safe to look at the sun without these glasses.  We made some pinhole cameras too, which worked pretty well at showing the eclipse  and also make fun shadow art.  We dropped balls into a tray of sand to recreate the surface of the moon.  We also had some shaving cream and liquid water color to paint the sky, making fluffy clouds.

Besides the eclipse, we had art class where we painted a canvas and used gems to create a shape.  It started as a heart, but Genevieve decided she wanted to make broccoli instead.  While waiting for it to dry, she also painted a rock and drew Pete the Cat holding broccoli.

We played some Peg + Cat games, and watched some Peg + Cat which led to her, unprompted, explain that zero means nothing.  We've done some cleaning, everyone taking turns sweeping and scrubbing.  She also made a treasure map for Grandma Stacey.  We've played a lot of trains and building as well.