Pencils, paper, cardboard, and glue, a summer survival guide

At least this seems to be all K. needs to keep him occupied for hours at a time, though to be completely honest I should have added Legos to the list. K. has been keeping very busy (as in every waking moment) building Star Wars ships with Legos, drawing Star Wars scenes, and just today, he has branched out to building Star Wars helmets with cardboard. He thought everyone would want to see his creations, so I'm happy to oblige. 

First some of his drawings. (He is very prolific, so he just chose a few.)






I'm of the firm opinion that if you know what these are drawings of, then you know, if you don't, me telling you won't make any difference. Besides, I have no idea. He draws them, he shows them to me and tells me what they are, and I appreciate them. He might as well be speaking a different language for all I get out of his descriptions.

Here is his creation from today. G. and L. were cleaning their room and unearthed a treasure trove of cardboard boxes which K. quickly acquired. After retrieving the hot glue gun, this is what he made. He can see through that slit, though his vision is pretty limited based on how many things he has run into while wearing it. It think we have another cardboard genius on our hands.




Here's the inside so you can see the structure of it. This was a first attempt. I'm kind of curious to see what he does with the rest of the cardboard. He had muttered something about armor the last time he made a pass through here.

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Unknown said…
Oh my gosh that must be so much fun!
What an imagination he has!
6/25/2021 11:18 AM
Unknown said…
Oh my gosh that must be so much fun!
What an imagination he has!

Warmly, Colin
6/25/2021 11:20 AM
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