MORE, MORE, MORE: For the umpteenth day in a row, the Yoshi project consumed us.Annabelle had to finish her Yoshi - he/she/it was still lacking a mandible until midday. And take it from us, carving Yoshi teeth is no easy task. ...
This morning the kids got the project process photos in order, applied double sided tape to their backs and stuck them on the display board.
Then it was time to make captions for some of the pictures. That was good spelling and writing practice for the kids.
Annabelle also did a diagram with labels on some of Yoshi's bones. 
CJ typed up a quick explanation of why he designed Yoshi's hinged nose section (so it could be a shield to be lowered in battle).MIX IT UP: Meanwhile, it the kitchen, we were whipping up some treats to take to the expo tonight. Naturally, we had to carry on with the Yoshi theme, so we made some Nintendo/Mario/Yoshi inspired cupcakes.
The cupcakes were mmmost excellent organic free trade dark cocoa. I made a sky blue buttercream frosting and then we used fondant to sculpt Yoshi heads, Super Mario mushrooms and stars. ON WITH THE SHOW: Mercifully, the Yoshis and the cupcakes all made the 40 minute drive to Shoreline intact. We set up CeeJ and Bee's display and then went to check out other people's creations. There was everything from robots to clothing. Very cool. And we stuck around for a bit of the performing arts portion of the evening, which inspired Annabelle to want to join a drama class.
The Yoshis were a hit and the 2-dozen plus cupcakes disappeared within minutes.
And tonight, we are cranky and exhausted. I cannot wait to clean house tomorrow. The place is absolutely trashed from our art project. 
the Yoshis are great and the storyboards look very professional.
ReplyDeleteSeems that cleaning up after a project is part of the project, isn't it? CJ and Annabelle should be able to help with something. ;-)