The much dreaded Mission project has come and gone for another 4th grader in Ca. Tyler of course had several weeks notice but it was not brought to our attention until the week before. First I will say, this is a somewhat daunting task even for an adult. I hate to think what poor 9 year old without assistance would come up with, "it was hard". I am not the craftiest one when it comes to paint glue and wooden craft sticks. Chad is even less. Unfortunately for Tyler we were his only two assistants this weekend, everyone else was out. Too bad Grandpa was not here, this is just up his alley. Anyway, the trip to JoAnns with a cost of ??? I wont bore you with numbers, was first on the list. We picked up anything that we thought would help, having no real plan for the project, and trying to keep in mind that a 4th grader was supposed to accomplish this at home with things "lying around the house". That's a farce. Anyway we ventured into the occult club of The Mission. After a couple flops I made a trip to my "place of employment". I faintly remembered projects of the past and how the plaster casting material looked suspiciously like adobe, even the right color. With plaster in hand, we followed some instructions for the cardboard cut out frame. Ah Haaaaaa. Well, this is the best that can be expected for a 9 to 10 year old boy, dont you think? Tyler is now the proud owner of a plaster replica of the Santa Cruz Mission. I seriously hope he goes for a more non exact more forgiving career like medicine or nursing, for his future career. Good luck to all your future 4th graders out there, may the force be with you.
