Little Project

I am always looking for new ides of things to do with Lincoln that are 1. Educational 2. Fun 3. On his level. Sometimes I find it a challenge to come up with things that fit all three. I've decided that there are probably a lot of moms out there like me looking for ideas. So, one of my new goals, is to post the projects that Lincoln and I do together, in hopes that it will benefit someone, somewhere. And if not, at least it will be a good record of the things Linc and I did together.

Today during Ivan's morning nap, Linc and I made this great tube. All you need is the tube out of a roll of paper towels, some tin foil, tape, and stickers. I gave Lincoln the tube to play with while I got out all the rest of the stuff. Then I took out a piece of tin foil and told Linc to set the tube down on the foil. I gave him small pieces of tape, and held the end of the foil against the tube, while he taped the foil to the tube. Then he rolled the tube in the foil until it was completely covered, then I held the tube and gave him pieces of tape and he taped the foil shut. You want to leave the ends of the tube open. Then I let Lincoln decorate his foil wrapped tube with stickers. When we were done it looked (to a kid at least) like an amazing tool. Then I showed Lincoln how if he held the tube up to my chest and put his ear on the other end, he could hear my heart beat. Then I switched him and listened to his. We talked about how you have a heart in your chest and how it beats, and that's what you can hear with the tube. Next I put the tube up to my mouth and whispered through it, and let Lincoln do the same. I explained (very basically) that when you listen to things through the tube, they sound louder.

We had a good time, and he keeps asking me to "hear his heart". So I think it was a success. I got the idea in our Highlights High Five magazine, and altered it slightly.