Badges of Fun: Badge 3, Learn Something New

We completed another of the Family Fun Badges. This one was entitled "Learn Something New". The irony of this badge is that it came literally right after I did a whole slue of science experiments with the girls. I decided not to just use one of those experiments as a "get out of jail free" card, and read all the suggestions they had for this badge.

One of the many options was called "Alphabet Fun". They suggested going into the "world" and finding the alphabet in interesting places, and taking pictures. This idea was the most exciting to me, but we just never got around to it. So, I modified the idea. We decided to use our blocks and build the letters in our names... then take pictures of those. I still plan to do the other activity, but when it's cooler out and I have a little more time. It would be neat to find the letters that spell "Smithson" and to frame them in our house.
Anyhow, here is "MELANIE"
(Melanie took most of these pictures. I took the picture of the "M" because she didn't really get the entire letter in the frame, but she did the rest. good job Melanie!
Here is our "NOELLE".

In case you are wondering, I ended up using a lot of Melanie's letters to make Noelle's name. This was because Noelle had decided that knocking down the letters before mom could take the picture was hilarious! funny girl.

So there you go. We had a lot of fun, and thanks to the Family Fun magazine, we earned our next badge!