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Of course, when the water rocket landed on the roof, D had to go and get it. It goes without saying that B3 had to go too and hang out with Dad on the roof for a while.
He was quite comfortable there wandering around up there with Dad while I was on the ground shouting Be Careful’s and Not too close to the edge!’s and Make sure you hold on to him!’s and other unnecessary Motherisms.
The other day D decided it was time to have some fun so he brought out this water rocket he’d bought. The kids had such fun with it and took turns working the pump, and the trigger. If they were a little older I could have included this in the science category too, as it’s a great lesson in water displacement and pressure and whatever else….as you can see I’d need the science refresher at the same time. Fortunately D is good at that kind of stuff, which is why I’m so glad he’s around to show the kids such cool stuff!
They experimented with using more or less water, and more or less pressure, and we had a few land on the roof to the general delight of the children (and Dad), especially B3.
We had a go at making soap. We’d wanted to make some simple gifts for the children to give as presents. These were made by grating regular soap and adding water and food colouring and then squishing the goopy mess into cookie cutters.
They didn’t really turn out very well, so don’t try this at home, but we had fun in the process, and the failure lead to me finding a better recipe elsewhere and getting better results.
