Hamster Maze - Day 4 - Week 6 - SF Summer Day Camp
Our team this morning was so excited to begin tinkering that they could hardly contain themselves! The high levels of enthusiasm made it more challenging though to remember our group agreement to "always walk" in the woodshop...
Luckily, we were able to spend a little more time in our morning project meetings to allow our energy levels to return again to "safe" tinkering levels, and then finally it was time to build!
The cube team continued to build their walls, fine tune their swing, build a roof, and install the first obstacles. So much activity!
The climbing challenge team installed the rock climbing wall as well as the rope pull wall. After a successful test from our staff collaborators, the tinkerers had their chance to climb up and over. Some of the youngsters were scared of the height at first, but after taking their time to slowly navigate the obstacle, their faces lit up with excitement "we did it!."
A ladder? A bridge? A collaborator catcher? When tinkering, a few sticks of wood can become anything!
The crew also took advantage of the final painting day – we had to make sure everything dries before Friday when the parents arrive!
The stilts team made some nice modifications too, adding some metal handles.
They learned how to use the drill press to bore large holes for the hardware to fit into.
The hamster cart team tested out their platform, ramp, and cart. While I walked around on the platform and ramp, the kids all watched and listened for signs of cracking, creaking, breaks, bends or any other troubling sings of structural weakness. We discovered a few spots that could use more supports. Good thing we checked!
We also tried out the cart to see how it rolled. It picked up some speed! It will be an exciting ride when its all ready to go.
The hamster wheel team is also nearly done with the wheel portion!
The floor boards are being installed and now its time to work on the support stand. Can't wait to see it rolling along!
You definitely won't want to miss tomorrow's post! We're going to have an epic maze that any hamster would love to climb through! To see more photos from the day, please be sure to visit our Flickr page :)