Getting going

I have to get going on the auggie books, so I've picked it up again. You know what is hard to draw? A fire truck. I've been doing some warm-ups with easier things, like rockets.

Hopefully the new blog space will be done in a few weeks. There are lots of projects due in a few weeks, this often happens right before my summer holidays.

Mothers' Day

(Image from Idea Archive 01 Saul Bass & Associates)

Paper bag space helmet

Here is an activity inspired by the moon in our last post. This idea comes from the NASA web site (you can see the original instructions here).

Materials

Paper bag (big enough to fit over your head)
tape
scissors
transparent plastic (office supplies or cellophane), preferably red
decorating supplies (any kind you like)


1. Try on your bag and estimate where you should cut the hole for your eyes. Cut a rectangular hole in your bag, roughly 3 and 1/2 by 4 and 1/2 inches. (Cut the bottom off your bag if it's too long for your shoulders).


2. Cut a square of transparent plastic about 4 x 5 inches.


3. Tape the plastic over the hole. (If, like us, you attach it from the inside of the bag, you will have trouble folding the bag flat to draw on it, so gluing on decorations in the next step will work best).


4. Decorate. You can experiment with different types of helmets. We tried one with an antennae and one with a microphone. Have fun on the moon.