We have fallen off track with our weather journal, which is too bad since it is the season of change, wait 5 minutes and it will change. Gorgeous sunny and crisp days, grey and wet days, and many times in the same day!
Meanwhile, we continue in our Native American block still talking much about the people of Cascadia, so there is so much rich information at our fingertips with this new resource: http://www.peopleofcascadia.com/ We went for stories at the Duwamish longhouse. Being late in the day, and being followed by a day with too little physical activity and much indoor reading, it did not draw his interest as much as I hoped, but we are back there next week with friends and should have much more fun.
Conor wants to tell you now what he knows about the northwest peoples:
1.i learned that a red cedar would be used for almost anything from baskets and plankhouses to diapers and carpets!
2. I learned that a long time ago the Duwamish tribe were forced to lived in bainbridge island
3.i learned that the back of a longhouse is the royal space
and there you have it
In other news, the other highlight of this week was the science museum, which is always a draw, but particularly when the Harry Potter exhibit is in place. Oh,that was a hit, from the first steps into the foggy entrance to the gift shop full of expensive wands. (we resisted, or mom did) Best new game at the science center: a live pattern block game where the players since in rolling chairs and have to work together to move the pieces into a prescribed pattern. A fun game of cooperation and communication, we will be back for that.
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