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The final week:
We studied the Mongols, and the kids had a great time making swords.
Mongol swords (think Genghis Khan), as close to the real thing as possible
(at least with my limited imagination and budget).
The boys took great pride in their weapons.
Amazing what you can do with cardboard, paint sticks, and duct tape.
There were only a few casualties.
The week before it was Australia, complete with boomerangs and aboriginal dot art.
It's all in the details.
Careful! Some boomerangs will pinch off a nose if not caught at the precisely right moment!
Whadya know! They actually flew! Who woulda thunk it?
Not only did they fly, they came back! Wonder of wonders!
The week before that we studied the Plains Indians of North America, and we made coup sticks and atlatls. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera, so I didn't get any great shots of the kids working on their sticks or their weapons. You'll have to take my word for it that the atlatls shot their darts fantastically long distances and perfectly on target. (Cough.)
Actually, it's probably best that I didn't have my camera for that effort. But you do have my word that many, many harmless coups were made with the coup sticks, and no scalps were taken. At least no parents complained.
At least not to my face.
This is my attempt, and I only got a bit of help from the cat. I promise.
My heartfelt thanks to all the parents who entrusted me with the safety and education of their boys this semester! I thoroughly enjoyed the class.
Just not the night before.
When I was up at 3:00 cutting fabric, getting burned with hot glue, and slicing my fingers with exacto knives. But it was worth it.
Um, next semester I'm offering a word roots class.
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I am quite sure that the parents were just thankful that you were doing these great crafts with their boys so they themselves were off the hook! :-)
ReplyDeleteHey, can you send me some info on how to make a boomerang? My son wanted to do that for a school project.
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