Saving Ella the Egg!

Members of our home school group put on a "Saving Humpty Dumpty" evening which we decided to participate in after enjoying a make your own catapult night earlier in the spring. As usual, the girls took to the challenge in full decorative flair, and were more worried about the look of "Ella", then the actual contraption she would take flight in. With a little help from Dad, they put together an air worthy craft for Ella to make her decent. Luckily she landed happily with no harm done.

The evening was a success with only 3 eggs falling to their doom. The excitement of the kids was contagious and the number different ideas was fabulous. One of our favorites (shown on left) floated happily to the landing pad. Another favorite, a chocolate milk carton with the egg suspended in salt water, also made a surprisingly safe landing after splitting the carton and spilling water across the tarp.

The evening ended with snacks and lots of happy, full kids running around the ruined mill where the event took place. A donation was also taken to offset the environmental impact of our use of materials.