Apr 16 2008
The Seven Wonders of the World complete
The other evening Damon came home from work and Fuller immediately asked, “Daddy? Play with you? Play lego? From your book?”
Apparently Fuller had an agenda to get some Daddy time and he knew exactly how to get him. Ask to play with Legos and work on the next wonder of the world from their Dangerous Book for Boys. So they opened the Lego bag, pulled down the book, and began building their final wonder of the world- The Pharos of Alexandria.
I’m amazed Fuller remembers most of the wonders they have built together. It isn’t like I think he is ready to start working on his degree online (we have to get him reading first), but his memory is really kicking in. And the time Damon and Fuller have spent together has been priceless. I’m looking forward to them working through the rest of the book, as Fuller gets older. And if it gets a bit dangerous, I think they’ll be fine.
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We have that book! It’s fun.
What a great LEGO project, I love LEGO. They are so fun.
I keep meaning to get this book, thanks for reminding me! Adding it to my Amazon list …
I just got that book for the boys! They LOVE it! The turkeys – they thought it was gonna be so dumb …what dorks! The day it came in the mail – they were both fighting over it! I keep meaning to blog about it…best laid plans…
That is so super cool that they’ve built those, and awesome that Fuller knew just how to get Daddy’s attention! Love it!!
@BenSpark Lego is a big part of Damon’s childhood, so it has been fun to share it with Fuller. I’m sure Eva will enjoy it as well.
@Loretta it was a Christmas gift from my mom to BOTH Damon and Fuller. I thought Fuller was a little to young, but the paper airplanes and seven wonders have been a real hit.
@LMM They also make the Daring Book for Girls! I gave my niece a copy for her birthday and her daddy reports she carries it around and is constantly begging to do things from it.
@SarahR I thought Fuller was too young for the book at first, but Damon sees beyond age and really gets Fuller into just being with his Daddy.
Hey Alli,
I was wondering if you could tell me where you got sidewalk paint that you mentioned in a previous post? Did you make it or buy it? Thanks!
Hey Erin! I made it with a one to one ratio of water to cornstarch. I added more water to stir easier. And then I added neon food coloring. It makes the colors bright but it dries pastel. It all washes away with water!
The The Pharos of Alexandria made the news this week, see
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89660898
“In 1994, a team of underwater archeologists discovered what they believe to be the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The tower, which was more than 350 feet high, guided ships into Alexandria’s Harbor with a beacon of fire. Emad Khalil, an underwater archeologist at the University of Southhampton in the United Kingdom, says the antiquities that are still above ground may one day suffer the lighthouse’s fate.
@McDad, that’s really neat! I passed it along to Damon.