Making Paper

Again with the snow!  It was freezing cold and icy, so no Spanish Schoolhouse Valentine's parties for us!  Zoe spent the night at Anna's, so Lucy and I went and spent the day there together.  We had lots of fun playtime but squeezed in a bit of homeschooling too.

We learned about reusing and recycling paper!  Each person tore up paper towels and colored paper and added a cup of water and blended it to pulp.  Then, we used screens and rolling pins to squeeze the water out.  Needless to say, taking pictures of the process wasn't possible.

Our (somewhat lumpy) paper.  Not bad for a first try!

While our paper dried, Professor Noah read a book about recycling to us and we each talked about a way we could reuse a product (like using foil to make a shiny crown!), reduce the amount of trash we make, and recycle things.   Then, we had more play time, more movie time, and a big bowl of steaming chili with Pinkalicious cupcakes!  Not bad for a snow day.