The Crane

The boys were gifted a three month subscription for Tinker Crate.

A box of goodies will be delivered once a month.

The box has everything you need to complete a STEM project.

The builder in the family practically ran off with it.

The non-builder said, "Let me know when you're done and I'll check it out."

(He thought it was cool, but didn't want to build it.)

So the builder built.

Then I had to remind him we weren't done with school yet.

He resumed construction when we finished our lessons for the day.

He did almost all of it entirely by himself.

It's fairly sturdy and it surprised us when he broke a vital piece.

There's a post that anchors the crane to the box.

That's what broke.

Here it is all finished.

The roll of electrical tape is acting like a counter weight keeping the crane on the box.

It's a pretty cool crane.

There were several booklets that came with the kit.

One was building instructions, one was activities to do with the crane,

and one was a brief science lesson on pulleys.

Overall they loved the box.

Thanks grandma!