legend of super smash brothers from jenny josh forest soleil on Vimeo.
2013-03-23
2013-03-01
mountain treasure hunters
i made my own board game called 'mountain treasure hunters'. here are the rules.
mountain treasure hunters
a board game for two or three players
included:
board
three micro-figures
three power-ups [wands]
twelve monsters
one crystal
first mission - retrieve the crystal
place your microfigure on your camp at the edge of the mountain. youngest player goes first. on your turn, roll the die, and go the rolled number of spaces in any direction except diagonal. you do not have to follow a straight line. players race to the top of the mountain to get the crystal. if you land on a monster, you roll the die again in battle mode. if you land on a power-up, add it to your camp.
battle mode
here is what each number means in battle mode with a monster.
1 or 2 = monster is defeated and removed from the board.
3 or 4 = monster wins, go back three spaces.
5 or 6 = monster is defeated but you are wounded. go back two spaces.
power-ups and player battle mode
you can only land on another player if you have a power-up. if you have a power-up and the other player doesn't, you automatically win and they must go back to their camp. if both players have power-ups, they must both roll. highest number wins, lowest must go back to their camp.
second mission
once a player gets to the crystal, they must race back down the mountain to their camp. while they are doing that, the other players attempt to defeat as many monsters as possible. game ends when the player with the crystal makes it back to camp.
2013-02-17
a mouse called wolf by dick king-smith
what was your favourite part of this book?
- the part where he becomes a composer. he learned so much music and then he made his own. that's very special for a mouse.
you read this book two years ago, when we first moved. have your feelings about it changed?
- no. but i thought it was way longer than it is.
if you were writing a piano piece, what would you call it?
- "robots". that's it. just robots.
wolf was a very brave mouse who did something completely new. what makes someone brave?
- well, they aren't afraid to do something. no, but it is someone who faces their fears.
what completely new thing would you like to try next?
- there's a lot i want to try. i want to build a completely new robot.
this author also wrote one of your favourite books, mr. ape. what makes these books similar?
- well, they are both about lots of animals.
2013-02-09
i want to be an astronaut.
today i went on a tour of the international space station. you can too. click here to watch the videos.
2013-02-08
winter wonderland
warning - it was snowy and windy when we made this video. the loud horrible monster sounds are the wind.
snow hill from jenny josh forest soleil on Vimeo.
2013-01-30
make your own protective samurai
this is a little funny friend who will come alive when you are not looking, or even at night. he will guard your house. you will be free of bad dreams. try making your own. look at the picture below.
