Monday, January 21, 2013

Solutions to 10 books

Check out this awesome solution to 10 Books (words from each of the 10 books in bold): Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Fire Crackers went off. I looked up and the stars dot the sky like some one opened a jar. My little sister and our dog run fast in the grass. The dog turns around and gives me a big doggy grin. "Aawww," I say to the dog. "Go," I say as the dog turns back to my sister. I look at my mom and dad sitting on a picnic blanket with my baby sister, I grin, I cannot help it. I am staring up at the sky, we hear a big boom, red and blue dot the sky. "Pretty," I said. by Ashlyn, age 10 For more solutions, check the comments on the 10 Books post. Everyone did a marvelous job! Note: there are more solutions in the comments section below the original challenge -- congrats to you all!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Here's a good one inspired by Unschool Me using just 10 squares of toilet paper for each person, make a soft family. You may use one other object of your choice such as a marker or string.

Friday, January 11, 2013

10 books

Gather up ten books. Go to page 30 of every book and write down the 30th word on that page. Now, using those ten words, write a story that is only 10 sentences long. Send us your stories and we'll post them! Check out two awesome solutions sent in by clicking on the comments to this post! Great work!!!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Landfill Harmonic

Inspired by Landfill Harmonic, this challenge asks you to go to your trash and/or recycling bin and create an instrument (or two or three) and then play it. Videotape your result and send it to us -- we'd love to share.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Circus Card Collage

If you haven't thrown them out or recycled them already, use all of your holiday cards to create a circus, complete with animals, acts, and clowns. You may use 1 sheet of blank white paper, 1 black sharpie and glue or tape as needed. Send pictures!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Create a Creature.

Another simple challenge: using all of the paperclips in a box of paperclips, create a creature. Be sure to send pictures and then, recycle your paperclips!

Monday, January 7, 2013

Forks

This week's challenge is simple: create a house using only forks. Send pictures -- we'd love to see them and post them!