I found out about a summer camp being held at the kids' new school - camp invention - and managed to get them into the last 2 open spots. I thought that would be a great way for them to spend some time at their school before they start there this fall.
They have gone all week, loved it, and today was their inventor's showcase! Gage was called into stage to show the rocket ship that he invented! He shot his rocket into the audience :-)
We heard about all of their inventions, and then had a chance to go see what they built. They got to "take apart" all sorts of things that people donated - DVD players, old counters, etc. and invent new things from the parts. Savannah made a board game prototype of a video game using bits and parts. Her game actually had a battery and buzzer - when she held the two wires to the battery, the buzzer sounded (a train, in her game).
Gage also made a board game - his was mostly circuits hot-glued to cardboard with one clay guy in the middle. He was proud of his masterpiece!
