Magic Wand

Calfgrit7 is studying fairy tales in school this week, and a homework project he had was to create a magic wand. We had two weeks notice, so we had plenty of time to discuss and plan what kind of wand he wanted. We also included Calfgrit3 in the project.

I explained the magic wand concept and asked them both what they wanted their wands to do. They wanted the wands to summon a dinosaur pet. Calfgrit7 wanted a meat eater pet and Calfgri3 wanted a plant eater pet. So I took their desires and went to The Home Depot and A.C. Moore for the supplies.

We spent an evening and a morning creating the wands, and I ended the construction by gluing the dino toys on as they directed.

The one on the left is Calfgrit7’s Allosaurus wand, and the one on the right is Calfgrit3’s “dinohorse” wand (CG3 pronounces “dinosaurs” as “dinohorse”). The colors on CG7’s wand is a volcano scene wrapped around the stick.

When I procured the wand materials, I made sure to get enough for Cowgrit to create a wand of her own, too. She did a great job with constructing and painting hers, but the magic she chose was not dinosaur related. Hers is supposed to make boys and men clean the house. Sadly, for her, so far, she has to imagine the magical results as much as the boys have to imagine their pet dinos.

Special Note

Happy birthday, brother!

Bullgrit
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