Monday, March 10, 2008
Fun Fair
Pierce's school, Walnut Grove, had a fun fair last Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, one of the Moms from Pierce's tiger scout pack (who's one of the event organizers) asked for help. The Moms spent a lot of time working on decorations and games. The Dads were asked to build a pirate ship.
Myself and two other Dads worked on the boat. I guess I came to the party with more experience, so I designed the look and structure of the pirate ship. While the two other Dads built the support frame, I cut out the actual ship. By the end of the 6-hour effort, we had a pirate ship with multiple levels to stand on, a captain's wheel, two masts, cannons, and waves built like a pontoon to support the ship. Then we turned the boat back over to the Moms for painting.
Or so I thought. On Tuesday, our family went back over to work on the boat some more. Nora and I did the majority of the painting, with assistance from Anna and several of the tiger scouts. Anna painted the cannons and some of the ships "copper" decorations. The boys helped me paint the waves. Nora laid down the base coat for the ship, then I painted details like the boards and trim. It was fun to do a project with her.
The pirate ship, complete with kid pirates, was located in the main foyer of the school and was one of the first things you saw as you came into the fun fair. The fair features multiple games, a silent auction, a moon bounce, prizes and food. Pierce came home with a "Build your own robot" kit, and Anna came home with a kit for making stuffed animals. Unfortunately, I had my management class on Saturday, so was only able to join the family at the fair for about an hour. But Nora and the kids spent all 4 hours there, along with Nora's Mom. It sounds like they had a great time.
Nora made several pieces of jewelry to contribute to the fun fair and, at the time that I was there, hers were the only pieces getting bids (cool!). We finished the day with a trip to IHOP for dinner -this month they're serving Green Eggs and Ham.
-Eric (Dad)
Myself and two other Dads worked on the boat. I guess I came to the party with more experience, so I designed the look and structure of the pirate ship. While the two other Dads built the support frame, I cut out the actual ship. By the end of the 6-hour effort, we had a pirate ship with multiple levels to stand on, a captain's wheel, two masts, cannons, and waves built like a pontoon to support the ship. Then we turned the boat back over to the Moms for painting.
Or so I thought. On Tuesday, our family went back over to work on the boat some more. Nora and I did the majority of the painting, with assistance from Anna and several of the tiger scouts. Anna painted the cannons and some of the ships "copper" decorations. The boys helped me paint the waves. Nora laid down the base coat for the ship, then I painted details like the boards and trim. It was fun to do a project with her.
The pirate ship, complete with kid pirates, was located in the main foyer of the school and was one of the first things you saw as you came into the fun fair. The fair features multiple games, a silent auction, a moon bounce, prizes and food. Pierce came home with a "Build your own robot" kit, and Anna came home with a kit for making stuffed animals. Unfortunately, I had my management class on Saturday, so was only able to join the family at the fair for about an hour. But Nora and the kids spent all 4 hours there, along with Nora's Mom. It sounds like they had a great time.
Nora made several pieces of jewelry to contribute to the fun fair and, at the time that I was there, hers were the only pieces getting bids (cool!). We finished the day with a trip to IHOP for dinner -this month they're serving Green Eggs and Ham.
-Eric (Dad)
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