Henry's Pumpkin Planet

Henry's teacher, Mrs. Messina, assigned to the children a "special mystery project" that would demonstrate and help them work on their knowledge of the continents and oceans. She also specifically said that this project was supposed to bring joy to child and parent, to bring us together and to have fun. Wow, that was a lot of pressure...

But we rose to the occasion, and he was so proud and excited about his pumpkin planet that he was literally counting down the days until he could bring it in to share with his class. He totally reminded me of Ralphie in the Christmas Story. Remember Ralphie's theme? Henry's illusions of grandeur were right up there. But really, he did such a good job, and it did bring a lot of joy. :

Special note to my sister: Lisa, please feel free to use this crafty idea when you get your blog up and running... :)