Our birdhouse showed us we that we had set our goals way to high. Our objectives were unobtainable. Maybe it was caused by the heat, or the general lack of birds in our area. We don’t know, but it is clear that after more than half a year we haven’t seen a single bird getting near the birdhouse we placed outside of Alex’ room.
We needed to refocus to something a bit more realistic. There are lots of insects, so why not make them a home, and see if we can get some results here. An insect home should be easier to make, and insects are probably less picky compared to birds.
Step one: With a couple of pieces of wood we made the basic frame
Step two: We pained the basic frame the same color as the wall, so it will not stick out so much
Step three: We collected a couple of sticks and some bamboo, which we cut in lots of pieces of 3 centimeters
Step four: All the pieces were glued inside the frame.
Step five: Leave to dry, and hang outside.
Now we only need to be patient. Maybe some insect will find the hotel and visit it for a while. We shall see.
It arrived! A big box was delivered to my home. I am very happy because I know what is inside. Do you know? The kids will be happy for sure, even though Alan will need to be a bit patient. He is still a little small for this box. Alex will be very happy, as it fits perfectly with the small collection he already has.
All the kids in Alex’ school have a spinner, except for Alex, and that situation needed to be corrected. Buying a spinner would have been the easiest, but making our own spinning toy was much more fun.
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De authentieke canariers (guanches) hebben een aantal grot schilderingen achter gelaten die voor dit doel perfect gerecycled kunnen worden. Verder kunnen we ons repertoir uitbreiden met beschilderingen van hagedissen, stranden, spaanse gehuchtjes, etc.
Een ‘pusher’ is een machine die je vaak op kermissen tegenkomt. Je gooit er flink wat muntjes in en die vallen eerst op een plateautje. Hierna worden de muntjes door een schuif van het plateau afgeschoven, en vallen op een verzamelplaat. Hier vallen steeds meer muntjes op, totdat er teveel op leggen en ze van de machine afvallen, zo in je zak.