Lazy days of summer.
It's what I want for my family. Not "boring days of summer," but time to think and dream; read and play. And time for crazy activities that we don't do during the school year.
Like weighing stuffed animals.
I don't remember exactly how this idea originated. I think it happened one night at bedtime. I was joking with Andrew about the number of stuffed animals in his bed. Somehow, one comment led to another and suddenly we had this brilliant idea to weigh all of his stuffed animals.
Two days later, he brought them all out of his room and piled them in the "waiting area."
I pulled out our kitchen scale and the festivities began. Andrew documented each animal's weight and height.
We knew Mighty Eagle would be the heaviest, but it was still exciting to see the large number on the scale.
Here are the results. Perhaps the most fun was looking for similarities and surprises between the animals. We made predictions and compared the results. We were surprised that Scarfy (the green scarf) and New Cici (the patchwork quilt) weighed the same and excited that Scarfy won the prize for longest. Leo the Lion won second place in both categories.
After we finished, Andrew had a party for the winners. Leo received a piggy back ride for his second place finish. Gerald, his elephant who loves to play video games, won a new DS. Several animals received their favorite food.
It was a fun activity for a lazy day of summer.
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