Cole had an assignment this month to create a diorama related to the community. His class has been collectively working on Halloween City, a community they created earlier this month. They've been building the city in the outdoor classroom, voted for officers of the city, and took jobs in the community. Cole is the librarian. His friend Sophie is the mayor. Cole served on Jacob's campaign but is happy for Sophie. It's a pretty amazing project and they're learning so much about the way communities come together, elections, and more.
After much deliberation, Cole chose to do a diorama of the Farmer's Market. We go nearly every Sunday morning and have done so since he was an infant, bouncing about in his bjorn...To my mind, it's a perfect way to ease into Sunday, or out of Saturday...
I wanted to try to find ways for Cole to do some of it himself so we used a non-drying clay to make fruits and veggies and baked goods. We took lots of pictures one Sunday (at his direction) and then he chose those that would be on the inside and outside of the box...He then decided what vendors he wanted, and insisted on balloons and a petting zoo (our local market has a petting zoo, train ride, bouncer and pony rides, besides all of the produce, craft stuff and the best breakfast burritos!)...I mostly just helped to facilitate his ideas...I found puffy flower stickers that he could press together on a pipe cleaner for the flower vendor, and he had fun with the clay making apples and pumpkins and zucchini...It came out so cool...He presented it today using his Tango, explaining why he chose the Farmer's Market and his friend Steven held it up to show the class for him. He couldn't have been prouder! (me either...)
