My son and daughter-in-law are taking turns watching their boys while the other works from home. I thought I'd give them a project to do that would be fun. I know my 1st grade class loved it.
I had the class make the standard design of paper airplanes and gave them another one I made from a design that I found in this book. The class decorated their planes and we went outside for test flights. The paper airplane I gave them had ailerons that they could move up or down to see how it would affect the air flow causing the plane to swerve up or down.
They absolutely loved it!
So I was thinking my grandsons would love decorating planes and flying the different designs too. Now that we have the Internet, I found a LOT more different designs.
I did put a little stamp on them so they could tell them apart. I'm hoping they will spend a lot of time decorating their planes before flying them outside.
After doing a whole bunch of different designs touting to be the best ever for height or distance I found this design to be the easiest and flew just as well as the others.
It really was a ton of fun!
I've mailed the planes to them. I can't wait to see how they react.
I had the class make the standard design of paper airplanes and gave them another one I made from a design that I found in this book. The class decorated their planes and we went outside for test flights. The paper airplane I gave them had ailerons that they could move up or down to see how it would affect the air flow causing the plane to swerve up or down.
They absolutely loved it!
So I was thinking my grandsons would love decorating planes and flying the different designs too. Now that we have the Internet, I found a LOT more different designs.
I did put a little stamp on them so they could tell them apart. I'm hoping they will spend a lot of time decorating their planes before flying them outside.
After doing a whole bunch of different designs touting to be the best ever for height or distance I found this design to be the easiest and flew just as well as the others.
It really was a ton of fun!
I've mailed the planes to them. I can't wait to see how they react.
We did this with Jonathan but I think just with 1 or maybe 2 designs. Not sure if we did it with Danica.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh Kay, I love your creative thinking & ingenuity. This was plain awesome :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative, Kay! I would never have thought of that!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful idea for them Kay, good grandma!
ReplyDeleteCool ... brings back a lot of memories.
ReplyDeletehow fun, i raised 4 sons. Almost makes me want to try some. I do have 4 grandsons also.
ReplyDeleteYaayyy, first one i ever made - thanks to your post - that actually flew. Btw, yes i am on lunch break ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I love that beautiful paint job, too. I look forward to hearing how it all goes. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't been flying in decades. What a cool thing to give your grandsons. My brother taught me to make the ones with ailerons. Wonder if I could teach Callie to fetch one?
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I want to make one, too!
ReplyDeleteBlessings....
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful that you are able to share your creative energy and they got to experience the joy of it all.
Take care, stay safe
Rhapsody
Boys and airplanes, a winning combination.
ReplyDeleteFirst grade teachers are very resourceful people. Good job, Kay.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome granny to make paper airplanes. I thought it was only mischievous middle school boys who made paper airplanes and flew them in my class.
ReplyDeleteOh Kay, what an exciting idea. Your grandsons are going to love this! Just you wait and see. Jace and I have made paper planes a few times (his idea), he was absolutely in "hog-heaven". A couple of times the weather was bad, so we had to stay inside. Naturally we HAD to fly the planes anyway. Needless to say, the planes ended up behind couches, chairs, and ... whatever. Jace loved it!!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend, dear friend! Stay Safe!