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Duncan and Amelia attended a summer camp on ancient history run by our local school district. They brought many, many projects home. Each day they came out of the school so overloaded with projects that they could hardly walk to the car.
One day Amelia came out with rubber cemented eyebrows because she tried on her mask just a bit too early. Did you know that rubber cement stings like crazy? Neither did I.
Below I have posted a picture of the very scariest thing that Amelia brought home:
This is a mummified hot dog in a salt-filled coffin made out of paper. Yes, it is.
When Amelia brought it out to the van, it was not a mummified hot dog. It was fresh. Temperatures were nearing 100, and I had just spent the previous hour cleaning and vacuuming the car. She was heedless of my pleas to abandon said hot dog and coffin on the playground.
Finally, I acceded to the inevitable. Who was I to stand in the way of curiosity and education? So we made our way home with hot dog and coffin. Most of the salt came with us. This lovely exhibit has now graced my kitchen for the past two weeks.
Are we there yet?
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You are a good mom, Pmom. I give you mommy points for that one. Mommy points are like brownie points, but are redeemable with grandchildren. Save this choice tidbit as an activity for Amelia’s children.
I LOVE IT! I might try it with my kids! I bet it would be even cooler if you carved some eyes and a mouth into the hot dog, like I saw someone do when they made hot dog squids. What, you’ve never made hot dog squids? Look it up on youtube, you’ll be amazed at some people’s creativity!
Mary Ann is right. The best thing to do is to remember this so that you can do it with your grandchildren and send it home with them. Great project!