Did we do it? Yes we Did!
And they had so much fun... until the darn thing got a rip in it and the water stopped shooting up and therefore the slide wasn't sliding! Of course it took about 20 minutes to set up and they had about 5 minutes of play! I have a patch that I can use and I will try to repair it, otherwise I will try to exchange it at Tarjay, where we got it. I felt badly. The kids were so disappointed. I couldn't blame them either.
Later on I had them write in their journals. Yesterday I got each child some crayons, markers and a fresh new notebook. Each day during our summer vacation they will have to write about something they did that day. The amount they write will depend upon their grade level. They can also illustrate their writing. The kids really enjoy this. Yesterday, as you can see below, they all wrote about the pool part at their friend's house. I also made them each a word search which turned out to be a huge success. I'll make some more tomorrow and then make copies for a future rainy day. Today Rebecca and Alexander wrote about Slipping and Sliding in the rain. Christopher, I thought, was going to write about his travel team soccer tryouts. Instead he wrote about the new Pokemon game he got for his DS. It was quite good. I wonder what they will write about tomorrow?
