In one of the Curious George stories, George gets a job delivering newspapers (not that far-flung of a prediction that monkey's would someday deliver news) but he decides instead to build paper boats and sail them down the river. In this particular story, the author, H.A. Rey, takes the time to show in detail the origami steps to build the boat.
This morning, Lev was angry at the illustrator because there was one particular illustration that seemed wrong to him and he was having difficulty building the boat (an odd complaint since he had long since stopped reading Curious George and there seemed to be no evidence he had tried to build a paper boat).
I suggested he may just be having trouble interpreting the step and I would help him. So we pulled out the book and proceeded to fold our boats (and found the illustrations were correct after all).
Lev built a small boat, but then he wanted to build a bigger boat which he did by taping 8.5 x 11 inch sheets of paper together to build a bigger boat. Then he taped the small boat to the side of the bigger boat as a life boat, then built two more small boats; one for a lifeboat on the other side and one for the forecastle, or fo'c's'le (look it up!) and told me it was the Titanic. Then he added a large cannon pointing forward off the bow.
Dad: I don't think the Titanic had cannons, Lev.
They laid out exhibits in the family room with little note cards identifying what the exhibit was (a toy of bones was assembled and labled "sea monster skeleton").
They charged $3 admission if you wanted to touch the exhibits and $0.05 if you only wanted to look. Lev was also pushing annual memberships for $5 each (at a ticket booth he set up with a sign that read, "Please pay here."). I was very impressed and brought my wife and daughter to the museum, but quickly learned that Molloy was $1, Kerrie was $2, and I was $4. When I complained about my ticket price and pressed for an explanation, Lev advised me that the price doubles as you get older and I was the oldest.
Lev: This is to blast icebergs that are in its way...it's a new version.
Well, then Daniel wanted to build an even bigger boat so we started taping even more 8.5 x 11 inch paper together and folded them together to make a large pirate ship that had a bowsprit, figurehead made out of pipecleaners, and a cannon protruding out of the side. He named it "The Scurvy Laugher."
Well, then Daniel wanted to build an even bigger boat so we started taping even more 8.5 x 11 inch paper together and folded them together to make a large pirate ship that had a bowsprit, figurehead made out of pipecleaners, and a cannon protruding out of the side. He named it "The Scurvy Laugher."
Daniel's The Scurvy Laugher and Molloy holds Lev's SOS Life Bote
One thing led to another and the boys wanted to build a ship museum and charge admission so Lev could raise money for his Republic Gunship. So they built numerous ships which led to Star Wars gear (a helmet, complete with antenna and microphone, etc.), and ultimately The Natural Star Wars and Boat Museum was born.
They laid out exhibits in the family room with little note cards identifying what the exhibit was (a toy of bones was assembled and labled "sea monster skeleton").
They charged $3 admission if you wanted to touch the exhibits and $0.05 if you only wanted to look. Lev was also pushing annual memberships for $5 each (at a ticket booth he set up with a sign that read, "Please pay here."). I was very impressed and brought my wife and daughter to the museum, but quickly learned that Molloy was $1, Kerrie was $2, and I was $4. When I complained about my ticket price and pressed for an explanation, Lev advised me that the price doubles as you get older and I was the oldest.
Mom tries on a Star Wars helmet (it didn't fit)
Satisfied with his discriminating logic, I paid $7 for the family and entered the museum. Lev and Daniel acted as docents to their own exhibits and I was thrilled to learn the real truth about the sinking of the Titanic. Apparently, according to Daniel, the Titanic was sunk during "The War of Eighteen-Seven" by The Scurvy Laugher when it fired a chicken from its starboard side cannon.
They made $3.50 each for their efforts and Lev is that much closer to Lego heaven.
They made $3.50 each for their efforts and Lev is that much closer to Lego heaven.
