Dream it...you can do it - 3D Candyland

As part of our daughter's AP English assignment, they have been tasked with attending a different class, other than English, on Fridays as they study Da'Vinci.   The Space and Rocket Center is hosting the Da' Vinci exhibit and they will take part in a field trip to view it later in the month of February.

Since Da'Vinci was known for bringing his dreams and visions to life, the students were assigned to groups and tasked with the same.  Our brain child decided on a 3D Candy land, which she was convinced would be a piece of cake to build and take no time at all.

Since this happens quite frequently with her and projects ( in her mind she has a thought and her own timeline), which seldom transfers over to real life , I had to kick her into gear to begin.  So she started last week  with a trip to the Dollar Tree, Target's dollar aisle and Wal-Mart.  Here is a list of what she had to purchase

Foam Board
Cotton Balls
Pipe Cleaners
Paint Chips ( courtesy of Lowes)
Paint Stick ( courtesy of Lowes)
Erasers in the shape of lollipops
Erasers in the shape of candy conversation hearts
Tissue paper for the water fall
Candy Stickers
Colored Pom Poms
Pink Paint for Ramps
Craft Paint for Boards
whew....and the list goes on!

Eraser Lollipops from Target dollar aisle, along with eraser conversation hearts.

Size "C" batteries disguised in Three Musketeer wrapper to give the board some weight and balance

Fake chocolate candies straight from her 'play' food as a toddler

Her Dad helped her transport it this morning to the school library.  She said she felt like she was starring in one of the Food Network's cake challenges, where they have to decorate this huge cake and then get it to the table for judging.

Can you believe all of this and she wasn't even being graded.  You had to complete and compete to be eligible to attend the field trip!  Wow...really, how about next time we draw it instead!