So, my eldest was assigned the lofty task of designing and creating a "Winky" trap for his 1st grade class. Winky is the resident leprechaun at his school... And Winky is VERY mischevious! Every year, the first graders build traps to try to catch him! No one was successful this year (again! Sheesh!), but we sure tried! If you can't tell, his father and his power tools got involved here... LOL! Although, in this process, E learned how to use a nail gun, how to sand, and did the bulk of the painting! His father did the actual sawing, and I did the actual hot glue-ing, but other than that, he did ALOT. It was a HUGE hit and we've decided to try to catch the tooth fairy with it next time he loses a tooth! :D We promise to "catch and release" though... ;)
~N
P.S. For the record? The trap really works! There are two pulleys on the cross bar, and the "pot of gold" is filled with fishing weights (painted gold, of course!) so that it weighs enough to hold the cage portion up! :D And, yes, his parents had a bit too much fun with this project. ;)
P.P.S. Pleeeeeease ignore the raging mess in the immediate vicinity! Goodness. I really need to clean up my craft area!!!
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