Our morning started out with the teams finishing their robots to complete the crystal challenge.  In the afternoon, we started the library challenge.

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We made a lot of changes to the second challenge.  In the book, this challenge has robot robot crossing the room on a string (vine) to drop pebbles into a container.   Once there is enough weight in the container, the next door is opened.  During our first Mayan Adventure, the teams amazed me with how easy they found this challenge.  So we came up with something a little bit different.

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It's Mayan Adventure week again!

We've got nine kids on three teams who will spend the week building and programming robots to explore a Mayan Tomb.  Over half the group was part of our first Mayan Adventure week in 2007, so we've made a few changes to keep it interesting for everyone.

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There's lots of new stuff for you on the Creative Kids at Home website.   

Father's Day
Sunday June 21st is Father's Day.   Find out about the history of Father's Day, and then plan some  activities with Dad.  You'll find lots of ideas that kids can plan on their own to do something special with Dad, and even some ideas for children who will be spending Father's Day without Dad. .

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Our caterpillars turned into butterflies, who laid eggs, and then we had more caterpillars.

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