We've been studying the skeletal system of the human body, so the girls were ecstatic when they discovered this bone in Grandma's and Grandpa's backyard.
Evidently a hawk had gotten hold of their rooster and left behind some debris. And the girls had discovered one of these little treasures.
They were insistent that we paint the bone. Not wanting to undermine their excitement or creativity, I agreed. And they chose the colors brown and yellow.
So there you have it. A painted rooster femur. I'm not sure what we do with it now. Hang it up in their room? Attach a magnet to the back and put it on the fridge? Make it into a necklace?
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I know nothing about how girls work, but my boys would be happy having this in a box, and for that box to become the place for all random nature finds that won't eventually stink up the place. Maybe a "nature box" they can decorate, and use to collect feathers, rocks, bones,snake skins, etc.
You and this story reminded me so much of my mother. In 1991, I dissected a large worm in science lab. I was so intrigued that my teacher let me transfer the pinned-open worm to a small piece of particle board. My mother attached magnets to the back and actually put the thing on the fridge. It stayed there until dried bits began falling off when we slammed the door shut!
I like the necklace idea... kind of like the flinstones... or a hair tie!
that is hilarious!!
Only a crafty mama would ask these questions! I love it!
What you must do is to collect ALL the bones to make a rooster skeleton. The you can paint on the bones where the different muscles attach. Now there's an anatomy lesson! They will be chicken experts.
CountryCouture-Your mom is a champ! Formaldehyde-ridden worm guts in the kitchen. That's one cool Mom.
Dr. Dan-You are so funny! I love you, brother.
When my mom was young they had a maid that would take chicken leg bones left over from dinner and perch one between her nose and upper lip and chase my mom and uncle around the house saying "eat um up...eat um up" LOL Maybe you could have a fun game of "eat um up" HA HA!
This cracks me up, not only is this something my kids would do, but my husband would be right there with them. He would be the one hanging it from somewhere in the house. We already have a deer head, snake skin, turkey feathers, and racoon tails!
My grandmother has a glass-topped coffee table that's full of "things" -- old coins, dried starfish, old straight razors, and everything else you can imagine. They've been adding to it since my Mom was little.
A couple of years back, my husband and I bought a similar table of our own and have been adding our own weird little bits. So far there's a snake skin grandpa found in Arizona, a beaver tooth my son found in our own stream, a few bits of petrified wood, and some other stuff that only the kids understand.
that is so creative! What a great way to learn about skeletons, than playing and painting with bones!
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