Shark Project

This was a multi-day project; first we went to the library to find a couple of books on sharks, then Leif picked out the ones he wanted. I traced them, then we glued the tracing paper onto cardstock to make patterns. While I was cutting out and detailing the sharks and swordfish, Leif mixed blue and green paint, then painted the deep ocean. He also cut some rocks for the sharks to hide behind. Emma Kate and her Mom also helped us with his project. In this project are great white sharks, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, basking sharks, leopard sharks, zebra sharks, whale sharks, tiger sharks swordfish, and a mosaic shark I can't name.

Dragon Project

Leif decided he wanted to do a dragon project. This actually took a couple of days. He painted the background and cut trees and rivers, then picked a dragon from google images and decided he wanted rainbow colors. He then chose three colors per dragon to fill in details. Then, he wanted to make fish for the dragons to eat, and lastly, he used tissue paper to create the fire for the dragons' breath.

Devonian Period Sea Life

Again inspired by Nigel Marven, Leif wanted to make a project with Dunkleosteus's and what Nigel called 'ironing board sharks'. Leif painted the background and cut the coral, plus pasted on all the critters after I made them for him. I particularly like the green fish!

Cretaceous Period Sea Creatures

Leif and I watched BBC’s “Chased by Dinosaurs, Sea Monsters”. As Nigel Marvin travels back in time to dive with prehistoric sea creatures, we learned all about the 7 Deadliest Seas, from the Devonian to the Cretaceous, which inspired us to do a Cretaceous Sea project. In this project are Mosasaurs, Pterodons, an Ichthysaurus, Plesiosaurs, ‘killer fish’ and Giant Sea Squid and Giant Sea Turtles. Leif thinks Nigel Marven is the ‘coolest dude’ on earth!

Leaves in a Pond

I gave Leif a sticker sheet of fall leaves today, he decided they should go in a pond to be reflected upon and enjoyed.

Scarlet Macaw

Even though Leif tells me this inspiration doesn’t come from Diego, who ever heard of a scarlet macaw before this tv show? LOL I was very happy to help him make this beautiful project.

Pelican Project

Given the crisis in the Gulf, I showed Leif some of the animals affected by the crisis. He wanted to make an oil-dipped pelican so we searched google images, but he fell in love with this Chilean pelican instead.