All of the second graders at Liv's school have to participate in Community Day to get a good grade in Social Studies for the second nine weeks. We were instructed to pick any building in our town and then build a replica of it and dress as a character of someone who works in the building for the Community Parade. We got the assignment right before our Christmas break started and it was due last Friday. Liv chose a local hospital..which was great because my nurse/teacher mom had the perfect stuff for the dressing up part. Liv and I took pictures of the hospital then set off to Hobby Lobby to procure hospital building supplies. Poppy went with us, and thank goodness--the windows were his idea. We spray painted the back side of a sheet of plexiglass black and cut into strips. So, we hospital windows that looked tinted and everything. We used scrapbook papers for the roof, sides, and parking lot. I saved a diaper box to use for the building. We added details like the helipad, ambulance, and parking lot lines at Liv's request and printed out pictures of the hospital sign to use on our hospital. Friday Liv took her work to school and got to present it to the class before the parade started. I'm pretty sure Liv (and I) got an A....
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