Slingshot

This is my new slingshot.  At the moment it's folded up.

Now it is unfolded.

I'll show you how to hold it:

 Time to sling some ammo.

Make sure that when you're using a slinghot, everyone is behind you, including your pets.  Also make sure that there isn't a twist in the band that stretches back, or you might hit yourself or someone else.  Unless you're a professional, never fire your slingshot up into the air.

 This is my target:

I practiced all afternoon, and this is what it looked like by night time.

Finding Ancient Treasure

Me and my family heard about a secret pirate treasure buried in my grandparent's yard.  Me and my brother used a gps to locate it.

We started to dig the treasure up.  My grandpa helped.

We found the treasure!  It was a box filled with pirate jewels.

Lego Chess

This is the first stage in my Lego chess game.  On the left side is the human team, and on the right side is the team of the dead.  The game started out just using figures, but then I realized that the queen could just slide forward and knock out the king, ending the game, so I added some pawns.

In the treasure chest, you will see jewels but I call them pawns.  The rule about the pawns is that if one is knocked out, it goes into the treasure chest.  The winner gets the treasure chest at the end.  Also, once you knock out four players, you get a wizard which can trade places with any other figure on your team. 

Huaman team, with pawns

My favorite guy is the one with the double crossbow.

Team of the Dead, with pawns

When I played with my mom, I was the human team and she was the dead guy team. 

I won (here's one of my attacks). 

-My mom never knew how to play chess until I taught her.  She's still not that good.  But she wants me to add that she's slowly getting better. ;)  ...very slowly.

Secret Writing

Here's how to make invisible writing:

First, you need lemon juice.  One lemon works fine.  Then add three or four drops of water and stir.

Dip a Q-tip into this and write with it on a piece of paper. 

Once you're done writing on it, let it dry.

But don't hang it on  the clothesline.  It might blow away. ha ha ha.

To read the message, you have to hold it very close to a hot element like a candle, a hot lightbulb, or the stove.  Make sure it doesn't catch on fire.  Keep some water close by.

This is my map.  I won't show you the rest of it, otherwise you'll find my treasure. ;)

Dissolving Chalk

Using vinegar, lemon juice, and water, I am experimenting with dissolving chalk.  So if chalk has been mean to you, put it in vinegar or lemon juice.  They seem to work the best.  Watch for final results, which will be posted soon.

Update- Results:  Lemon was the most corrosive, vinegar came in second, and water hardly did anything.

Stories with Chinese Characters

Practicing writing characters in Chinese:

I learned some Chinese characters from reading this book.  I tried to make a story with them:

A little person had a tree and a cow and a dog. 

The little person liked to climb big mountains that reached the sky.

When he got to the top, he ate some beans.

Playing with Food

More Foods with Moods in these books.