Junk for Joy!

Here's the creation for this week's school project. It's a windmill. Rules for the project: totally recyclable, use only junk from around the house, has to be a real object--preferably something that moves. We all know the student must complete all work independently, but for those of you with elementary school kids--do these things not become a family affair? He had two weeks to complete the project so, of course, the night before the due date there we stood with a kitchen counter piled with "junk", an excited Tyler, two hungry/tired younger brothers, a fussy baby, and two left-brained parents. No joke. We stood there just staring for 2 hours. I even called my mom for help. (No, mom, I'm not calling you because I think you have lots of junk--just wanted to pick your right-brain. Ugh.) Finally Tyler picked up a few pieces and just said, "Windmill." That was it. Yeah!! Way to go Tyler!



He's very proud of his windmill. He should be. He did a great job and got a perfect score. So now, how to display it in the house. Hmm....A romantic bedroom piece? Conversational coffee table item? Top shelf dust collector?? Right now, I'm thinking of ripping my microwave off the wall and tacking this up in it's place. Or possibly tearing out my dishwasher and seeing how this windmill looks under my counter! I really shouldn't have started writing about pieces of junk. I'm done now.