Lego Birthday Party

We celebrated Michael's 10th birthday a little early over the weekend since his actual birthday falls in the middle of a week.   A LEGO themed birthday was perfect for a friend party.  

Games:

Pin the Head on the Minifigure

Basket of Legos-Stand behind the line and try to ring 5 Legos in the basket.

Lego spoon race-Transfer as many Legos as possible across the room using only a spoon in a minute.

Straw race-Suck up a Lego and transfer it to your plate.  

Tera made these cute Lego photo booth mini-fig heads for the party. 

Michael received such nice, thoughtful cards and presents from his friends.  He was truly thankful as you can tell by his expressions!

Lego challenges:

Name or initials
Make a box with a lid
Number
Use oven mitts (or Lego mini-fig hands) and create a tower 5 Legos high
Build a tower as high as you can using only one hand
Grab a handful of Legos and see what you can make
Build a tower on top of a popsicle stick using only one hand

To quote Michael:  "It was a great party!" 

Fun Fridays: President's Day

Bible lesson on self-control--Jesus being tempted in the wilderness by Satan for 40 days.

Cooking lesson with Tera

The boys made cherry dream bars...

and Lincoln's corn cakes (Abraham Lincoln's favorite breakfast as a child)

Presidents' Day learning activities:

Presidents Venn Diagram

Meet George and Abe:

Penny Toss game--Heads or Tails:

My favorite craft of the day:

A printable craft from Layers of Learning that white washes the silhouettes of Washington and Lincoln over portions of their famous speeches:   Gettysburg Address and Washington's Farewell Address

Mount Rushmore rubbing:

Presidents' Day videos: