Today's project was Turbo the snail.
The boys with their finished products!
Turbo the Snail. And he moves!
I enjoy the projects as it's something different for the boys to do. Some parts you will probably have to do for them (depending on the child's age), so it can be fun for the adults as well. Just make sure you align the parts together correctly or you may have an upset child (speaking from experience) ;).
Other highlight today was visiting the Battleship New Jersey in Camden. I like to take advantage of the Free Museum Passes at our library and the Battleship New Jersey was one we had not yet visited. I'm not sure about other libraries but the ones in our area (Mercer County Library in NJ) provide free museum passes, which is pretty awesome! Might want to check out your local library to see if they have free museum passes, because it is a great resource, especially if you want to save money!
Visiting the Battleship was pretty neat! It was really cool to learn about the Battleship and explore inside it. We got to see a lot of the rooms and what is in a Battleship.
It is a big ship!
Life preserver and Big guns!
Lots of stairs that you go up and down throughout the ship. The Kiddos enjoyed those parts but have to be careful.
It was neat to see sleeping quarters. I found it interesting to see the differences in sleeping quarters by rank.
I'm not sure what it was, but the kiddos really enjoyed following the red line and yellow lines, since they were what we were to follow for the self guided tour. It's always funny to see what they are excited about because what they like can be such silly things.
We saw the command center.
In some of the areas, they had mannequins of sailors doing their jobs. It was nice as it gave you an idea of what it looked like when the ship was in operation.
The Battleship had a barber shop!
My 5 year old in the Brig. For those that don't know what a Brig is, it's the military term for a jail/prison.
Helicopter
On Deck
We got an awesome view of Philadelphia from the Battleship!
It was a great experience seeing the Battleship! The Kiddos enjoyed it and I thought it was great to see and learn about the ship. It made me think of my dad since he was in the Navy and spent time on a Aircraft Carrier.
Have you ever been on a Navy ship? What did you think of it?
I haven't been on a battleship or a navy ship but I was on a NOAA (government) research ship once. My uncle was a marine biologist and he took us aboard. That thing was soooooo biiiiiiig. The battleship is really impressive. Bet your kiddos loved that!!
ReplyDeleteHome Depot by us does something similar with wood projects. I need to get the kids in there to try it!
The research ship you went on sounds neat! I've heard about Home Depot's free program as well, but haven't tried it out yet. I'm sure it's just as good. :)
ReplyDeleteI have no kids, but I know a few of my cousins' friends have recommended the lowes program for their sons. they get little builders patches right?
ReplyDeleteYes, they do get cute iron on patches!! :)
DeleteThat looks like such a fun day.. My son loves Turbo! I've been on the North Carolina Battleship... It looks very similar! My husband proposed on the waterfront near the battleship, and he told me he had nightmares of proposing on the battleship and dropping the ring in the water, haha!
ReplyDeleteCool! :) Lol, good thing that did not happen! I was proposed to on top of a mountain and after Hubby did, I actually put it away as I did not want it to fall off or get scraped.
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