Port Discovery

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water fight

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to infinity and beyond

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karate!

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painting pottery

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Bubble day at the science center

This is from a few weeks ago.

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Didgeridoo

We saw a great didgeridoo player at the farmers’ market today.

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playing with nonna & gempo

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the beach

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at the clubhouse

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slip’n’slide 2

This time, we put two slip’n’slides together for double the length. That allowed for some serious sliding action:

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slip’n’slide

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fireworks!

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after-dinner stroll

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“magic” sand (a.k.a. big mess)

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taking apart a hard drive

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we love Toba

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the wedding

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the hotel

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we made slime

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A lesson in crosslinking polymers. The polymer is PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) crosslinked by borax (sodium tetraborate).

The important thing was how fun it it to play with.

I tried to explain non-Newtonian fluids but had more success with the classic pretend-to-sneeze-and-hold-slime-from-nose joke.

Made from this kit with these color tabs.

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birthday party

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new towels

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fathers’ day

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