Destination Imagination

Saturday is a big day for the kids and me as we will be going to a competition for our Destination Imagination team. The boys are on a team of seven kids which I co-coach. We've been meeting twice a week after school since October. It's difficult to explain what Destination Imagination (DI) is -- it's problem solving, teamwork, creativity, imagination, acting and fun! There is an article on our school district's website about DI with a picture of the boys. So cool! Here's a link ... check it out! http://manitowocpublicschools.org/news.cfm?story=4489

This year our team's challenge was to find a news article from another country (ours is Indonesia) and tell the story in an eight minute skit (a new world record for releasing paper lanterns) ... during the skit they'll be putting weights on a structure they've built with only newspaper and glue that can weigh no more than 75 grams (equivalent to 15 nickels). Their test structures held almost 60 pounds! The more weight it holds, the more points they score : ) All the scenery and props must incorporate newspaper and all the props must fit into a box they've built and decorated. The team must come up with the ideas & solutions themselves without any help. It's amazing to see the solutions these kids come up with!
Both boys have been in DI since 1st grade and it's so much fun having them on the same team -- they work so well together!

I'll let you know how it goes -- the top 2 teams advance to the state competition. I'm crazy busy this week with last minute preparations and practice but so excited for the team, and especially Isaac and Adam!