paper planes

My DH is the paper aeroplane king. At any of our extended family gatherings you'll find him outside with the boys creating the most aerodynamic projectiles you'll ever see. He uses elastic bands, sticky tape and chopsticks to propel his creations high into the sky and occassionally he will stop playing long enough to make a few extras for the boys to have a turn with.

Not long after the boy's super planes have taken flight you'll find DH up on a chair, fishing rod in hand, trying to knock these paper projectiles out of a tree or down off the patio roof. Alas his playtime has ended and he must head the rescue ops for the rest of the day.

Last weekend Master 8 came to have a sleep over with Master (almost) 10. After breakfast the two boys got into my craft desk and set to, creating some amazing paper planes of their own.



They measured and marked



Cut and taped



Little F joined in the fun too



The finished product

I was very impressed with the boys initiative and skill in this activity. The only thing I helped them with was telling them where to find materials they wanted. The rest they did all on their own and they must have been paying attention to DH because their planes were truly aerodynamic.