I posted a while ago about Veg choosing a Historical figure for his class project that no one quite knew... He was determined to use this person for his project and the teachers agreed, due to his excitement.
But became our duty to find info for him to research. We found info on line which lead us to a local museum, where the very kind man gave us more information... Then we had to find clothes for this person (life size clothes).... In every picture we found of the Gentleman, he was wearing a suit with collared shirt and specially folded pocket thing-a-majig.
But we had nothing of the sort.... and so Hubby went to the thrift store and purchased a suit, with shirt, tie & pocket thing-a-majig.
Then we needed Pantyhose, of which we had none... (yeah, we don't dress up much in our house, if you couldn't tell).... So thankfully someone at work donated a couple pair to the cause.
The kids spend days and days, weeks, preparing... they make life size paper mache heads. Paint and decorate them. They make their own wigs with 100's of knots created in yarn.They study their historical figures, and create a limerick to say in front of the kids and all their parents. They create the bodies on the final day, made out of the clothes that we brought, newspapers and pantyhose. Then attach the wigs to heads and heads to bodies...
Then they place all their historical figures around a very beautifully decorated table, by candle light.... And the children repeat their limericks.....To the showing of parents, grand parents, children, friends, aunts and uncles.... Weeks of preparation all summed up in about 20 minutes.
My Vegman stood proud to his first ever audience and had no trouble reading his words... Needless to say, I had some proud Mommy moments.
UNTIL..............
I found out we had to bring the historical figure home.... YES, ALL Life Size and did I mention Paper Mache Head... as in DOLL ....as in life size CREEPINESS.... Not that the historical figure was creepy in real life... but his paper mache replica...VERY CREEPY! And sitting in the back of my car no less.... Now that was a lovely image driving down the road, I'm sure to passersby... And what am I to do with a life size man paper replica in a suit anyways?
BUT........ then we went to dinner, just Veg and I (because hubby was home with a hurt head... ~don't ask) and ran in to some school friends by surprise... So we all left our paper mache figures in our cars, and ate together in the restaurant... had a wonderful meal and great conversation.
Turned in to a Historic Event that we won't forget anytime soon!!