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Two things. One, Lauren's birthday party is coming up and I've heard of these
http://www.partypieces.co.uk/PartyPieces/category/Party%20Boxes_Party%20Trays/1/
which look really good, as we might be having 20 - 30, 4 year olds coming.
Trouble is, they're only in the UK and with posting, it's about $80.
Anyone seen them in the US/Canada? I've tried searching but found nothing.
Second, anyone got any tips for creating shoebox dioramas?David and I Eleanor's been assigned it as a project (our first making something project! We're so excited!) and after spending most of yesterday trailing from store to store, begging shoeboxes (people so very helpful and nice :;hugs them:;) and buying polar bears, white felt etc, we're all ready to start, but I have a feeling there are pitfalls...
Not least the shame, which David feels more acutely than I do as he's the one who knows all about fauna and always wins Animal Alphabet, of returning home to discover polar bears and penguins don't live in the same place ::head desk:: I think we knew that, I really do.
And they looked so darn cute together, even if the polar bear was supposed to eat them...yes, we have to 'demonstrate a food chain.' Luckily we got seals as well. Bear--->seal---->fish.
We, uh, she, has to, 'fill the complete area and surface of my shoebox' (standing on its side?) and 'create a lifelike resemblance of a habitat (got my cotton wool at the ready!) then give an oral prsentation throwing around words like 'carnivore' 'habitat' 'energy' 'ecosystem'.
I think we need a bigger box...sheesh.
http://www.partypieces.co.uk/PartyPieces/category/Party%20Boxes_Party%20Trays/1/
which look really good, as we might be having 20 - 30, 4 year olds coming.
Trouble is, they're only in the UK and with posting, it's about $80.
Anyone seen them in the US/Canada? I've tried searching but found nothing.
Second, anyone got any tips for creating shoebox dioramas?
Not least the shame, which David feels more acutely than I do as he's the one who knows all about fauna and always wins Animal Alphabet, of returning home to discover polar bears and penguins don't live in the same place ::head desk:: I think we knew that, I really do.
And they looked so darn cute together, even if the polar bear was supposed to eat them...yes, we have to 'demonstrate a food chain.' Luckily we got seals as well. Bear--->seal---->fish.
We, uh, she, has to, 'fill the complete area and surface of my shoebox' (standing on its side?) and 'create a lifelike resemblance of a habitat (got my cotton wool at the ready!) then give an oral prsentation throwing around words like 'carnivore' 'habitat' 'energy' 'ecosystem'.
I think we need a bigger box...sheesh.