… that an eggplant can be transformed into a pretty neat looking car?

A few weeks ago, Ethan’s school had their annual Gala. The kids in his class entered some of the competitions, and he chose the Fruit & Vegetable Creation category.

Ethan planned what he wanted to make, drew a diagram, and listed the vegetables he would need for the job:

- eggplant (aubergine)
- carrot
- pumpkin skin
- orange skin

Rob did a little bit of “pre-cutting” the night before, so that Ethan wouldn’t have to handle a sharp knife without proper supervision (there are 28 kids in his class, and ONE teacher. Not the greatest ratio. Add sharp knives, and the ratio seems even worse).

Ethan assembled the car himself, and here’s the result:

Unfortunately it looks a little worse for wear in the photo, as he made it on the Friday and the Gala wasn’t until the Sunday. Also, by the time we arrived at the gala, it had been sitting in a hot classroom for several hours.

He didn’t win an award for his car, but he did win 4th place for a Little Gem Lettuce that he grew at school. It was yummy, too. Ethan & I nibbled on some leaves as we walked home from school, and now it’s in the garden.

Ethan’s school also had a “Fancy Feet” day a few weeks ago. The kids are supposed to decorate their feet and walk to school.
They’ve had a couple of these days now, and they are a lot of fun. In the morning, they have a parade for all the kids to show off their “fancy feet”, and the classroom with the highest number of children who walked to school that day wins a prize.

Since Ethan goes barefoot ALL THE TIME, I decided there was no point decorating his jandals. Instead, I suggested painting his feet. I thought a rainbow design would look cool, but he asked for tiger stripes:

It has been a long time since I was at primary school. Almost 20 years. I guess I was a bit of a nerd, because I really loved school. I even liked doing homework and assignments. But more than that, I will always remember the FUN things we did at school. At the time, I thought that life would always be so carefree and fun. Ah, the innocence of youth.

Ethan likes school, but lately he has been saying that he wants to be an adult. Mostly because he wants to stay up late, but also because he thinks it would be more fun to work than go to school.

Really?? I think not!