Jake had his third grade program on Friday and he did great! I have to say I am so so so happy that Jake is my last third grader! They have so many projects that it's really nice when the school year is done. Before school even starts they have to make a paper doll that is dressed as an ancestor. Mid year they have to make a settlement (see here). After that, they spend tons of time on a China book that is amazing. This time they had to make a sock puppet made like an animal from the rain forest. In the past the animals we had to make were easy but Jake chose to make a monkey this year. I looked up how to make a sock puppet monkey online but when Jake and I were almost done making it I realized that it was not a puppet but just a sock monkey. (Remember these?) I'm blaming the diet for my stupidity. I told Jake that he could just hold it up and move it around like it was a puppet but he really wanted a puppet that you could move the mouth on. I tried to cut the back out of the monkey's head so the he could put his hand in and move the mouth but that did not work. So...it was back to the drawing board. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make a monkey puppet! Again, I blame the diet! Finally I found a website that explained exactly how to make a puppet with a mouth that moves and we were back in business! I actually think it turned out looking like Fozy the Bear but Jake was happy with the final product and that is all that matters!