Camp News - Aunt TracyAnns Pet Rock

I'm on a roll.  Hope everyone is doing well today.

We got together, after I posted the rock hunting story, and finished our pet rock for Aunt TracyAnn. It has taken me a while to put the story together.

Ian had a blast.  He is so not used to having other guys to do things with.  He stayed with whoever was working on the project all the way through.

We started by washing and drying the rock so the paint would stay on it good.  Ashley wouldn't let us use the kitchen sink.  She said it was too dirty and belonged outside under the hose.

Sarafina offered to clean the sink afterward, but Ashley threw such a fit we said we'd think of something else.

Finally, when no one was looking we washed it in the water bowl Nana keeps on the floor for Reeces.  The girls all thought we were awful.
   
   




We painted the rock black.  Ian got
to do the painting.  Logan was with him to help if he had any problems. I picked only one to paint so we made less mess.
 

Have you guessed what her pet rock is?

Next, Brodick came up with the idea of putting 
sharp white fangs on it.  He used tines from a broken plastic fork.

Guessed yet?

And Ian wanted to add "blood red, dripping eyes," so it was up to him to get them painted on it.

 Pet rocks are more fun than we would have believed.


We bet you've guessed.  Not an easy secret to keep.

Brodick thought we should put the leash on it and tell her if it is just stunned and not dead she could lead it around and play with it.

I decided that meant we needed color on it's back too in case it got turned over.

 You're all sure what the pet rock is now, aren't you?


Logan put the spots on it's belly. 

And figured out how to put legs on it. 


I helped him with that.

And you guessed it; It's a big, black, dead

SPIDER!!
 

We made a pretty good team.

We took the spider and put him on the lap desk where Auntie TracyAnn sits and works.

 

Then, we covered it with tissue paper and put a note on it.  "Happy Late Birthday Auntie".  Her birthday was a few days ago.

 

We know she loved it, because when she lifted the gift wrap she screamed.  All of our sisters scream when they get something the like.

 

But, did you ever imagine a spider could remind you of a snake the way this one did?

We may do our own pet rocks, if the girls ever do them again. This was really fun.

 Have fun with your own summer projects.  It's good to be creative.