Ring of Fire extends to Melrose!

Pip woke up today with a nasty cough and a mild fever. We made a game time decision to keep him home from daycare, and I drew the short straw. After dropping off Vivi and devouring a wake-up wrap and donut with shamrocks, he was in much better spirits. Who wouldn't be?! Now we have the whole day to ourselves....

While I checked in at work, Pip watched some of his favorite video clips. One that has always fascinated him is a few minutes of Mt Etna erupting. So we decided to make a volcano ourselves using a kit that we had in our crafts cabinet. I thought Pip would be all over this potentially messy project, but he was feeling rather dainty today. So my job was to mix up the papier-mache and shape the cone, while Pip volunteered to be in charge of magma. He has dubbed this smouldering cone Mt Beebo.

Unfortunately, this particular volcano is not quite ready to erupt. In fact, scientists predict that it will need "2 or 3 days" of sitting outside or "near a sunny window" before it will erupt. Oh well... but it will be fun to build up the anticipation for this event over the weekend. Check back in a few days to see how it goes!