(now playing at our house)First of all, there are a few things you have to know about my children:
1) They (Isaac) really get into stuff.
Besides the generic superheroes (Rescue Boy and Super-Rescue Boy - two different people I assure you) and the various Star Wars spin-offs (Isaacsolo, Claywalker, Briggy-Wan, and Crater) we have also had the Scarlet Pimpernel, Ammon, Captain Moroni, Hercules, Erik the Red, and one of Santa's elves living with us.
Our house is better than a Wagnerian Opera - with it's costumes, theatrics, and over-the-top vocals.
2) They (Clayton) can make anything out of Legos.
Our Christmas tree was topped this year with an elaborate three-dimensional yellow and white Lego star and decorated with a variety of Lego ornaments. All originals. We are constantly intrigued by myriads of newly built Lego contraptions with functional gears, pulleys, and levers.
There is seriously no end to the Lego universe!
3) They (mostly Brigham and Isaac) love fighting.
We live in a never-ending world of karate duels, air raids, Nephite and Lamanite hunts, wrestling matches, jousting tournaments, light saber battles, sword fights, and epic war monologues.
Now, think: Narnia.
About a month or so ago I started reading the Chronicles of Narnia with the boys. And our family has never been the same. We're about halfway through the series and the boys live, eat, and breathe Narnia. We have now added some "high kings" (and centaurs, and talking mice) to our residence.
So we figured it was the perfect time to visit the Narnia Exhibit at the Natural Science Museum.
They wouldn't let me take pictures inside the exhibit but I got a few of the "ice fall" just outside the entrance.
We also tried some "Turkish Delight" which has a very strong rose flavor. Nobody really liked it.
And of course Eliza was a trooper - as always.
By far, the boys favorite part of the exhibit was the full-scale catapult equipped with gigantic foam boulders.
Which you can see demonstrated here.
And which inspired some smaller scale battles at home with a Lego catapult and trebuchet that Nate helped fine tune.
(and which led to a huge amount of Lego artillery scattered throughout the entire house. . . grrr)
About a month or so ago I started reading the Chronicles of Narnia with the boys. And our family has never been the same. We're about halfway through the series and the boys live, eat, and breathe Narnia. We have now added some "high kings" (and centaurs, and talking mice) to our residence.
So we figured it was the perfect time to visit the Narnia Exhibit at the Natural Science Museum.
They wouldn't let me take pictures inside the exhibit but I got a few of the "ice fall" just outside the entrance.
We also tried some "Turkish Delight" which has a very strong rose flavor. Nobody really liked it.
And of course Eliza was a trooper - as always.
By far, the boys favorite part of the exhibit was the full-scale catapult equipped with gigantic foam boulders.
Which you can see demonstrated here.
And which inspired some smaller scale battles at home with a Lego catapult and trebuchet that Nate helped fine tune.
(and which led to a huge amount of Lego artillery scattered throughout the entire house. . . grrr)
"Long live the sons of Adam!"
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7 comments:
We just finished reading the Narnia Chronicles here too and Jeffrey loved them. Fortunately, Laird only listened to a few chapters, so he is not overly obsessed (though he does have an unhealthy fascination with Tash). That looks like a really great exhibit at the museum.
The Narnia Exhibit looks amazing! I'm very impressed with the Lego catapult the boys built!
Ha! Actually Nate want's some credit with the Lego weaponry as he spent 5 hours adjusting and re-adjusting the weight and angle of the trebuchet to get it to work properly.
Props for both the trebuchet and catapult. Last year at a scout camp we were given some meager materials to launch a cannonball. The angles were a pain to get right, but our trebuchet dominated the competition.
TFL (trebuchet's for live)
Mark
and by cannonball I mean a tennis ball painted black.
That exhibit looks so cool. How does Brigham like reading books with no pictures? I haven't tried any chapter books wih Jordie yet, and I wonder how he would like them.
Also Dave was SO flattered when he read that Isaac wants to look like him when he grows up.
Brigham doesn't always read chapter books with us. A lot of the time I read picture books with all the boys then put Brigham to bed and then I just read the chapter books with the older boys. And when he DOES listen it's hit or miss actually - sometimes he listens really well and seems to get what's happening. Other times he just bugs the other kids - turning reading time into another wrestling match.
Jordie could probably handle chapter books now. He already has such good concentration for a little boy. My kids loved the Frog and Toad books at that age.
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