Week #6- Science/Space Week

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This past week we were running quite a bit to try and squeeze in some "space" or "science" type fun. Like many of you, we got to have daddy for an extra day after the fourth which was really nice. We mostly stuck around the house trying to clean up and mow in between all this crazy rain! We did sneak in a quick show at the Planeterium about meteors which was a great start to our week.
Tuesday we made some star cookies which Vivi put her special touch in to. We also set up a little space station for the kids where they created inventions for their space ship and we made Vivi an astronaut helmet and gave Isaac her old one from school. Thanks for the great idea Ms. Diana! Also, I'm including some extra pics of Isaac's room which I blogged about a while back but never included any shots. We finally gave him his own room which has been rearranged and contained the space station as well as many stars (appropriate for our space week).
Wednesday we got ready to head to my sisters. Vivi worked on puzzles while mommy cooked. We also traded our books at the library for some space books. We made constellations out of chalk and black paper (the kids connected the stars with chalk and made some cool pics!) The kids also enjoyed some dressing up at Chloe's and Isaac enjoyed some rocket rides around their house.
Thursday my sis came here and we just hung out. We did sneak in a showing of "Curious George" which has some sweet science themes throughout. I was real proud of her for being brave to drive here. Unfortunately, we didn't have a car at all as our Jetta had some problems. Fortunately, that's fixed quickly and not too costly!
Friday we headed to the Museum of Science with some friends. We discovered a new 4D ride which was really cool. It had us traveling through space, the ocean, and the downtown of our city. We had fun checking out the museum a little more and I think Vivi is excited about attending museum school in the fall. That night we headed back to my sister's for a slumber. The kids watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" while I finished dinner. This was really cute and included a scientist who makes all kind of inventions (really cute!)
Sunday we wrapped up our science week finishing painting a solar system. Vivi was a trooper really painting at least half of the planets and the big yellow sun. It turned out really great!