LED Fun

I'm still the favorite parent. This past rainy Sunday I made "Throwies" with the kids. A Throwie is an LED light (is that redundant?) powered by two hearing aid batteries and held together with some electrical tape.

Of course, I had do a mini science lesson about electricity. They seemed to grasp the difference betwixt wiring batteries in parallel and in series. Good times.

The assembly was extremely tedious. I was so frustrated (read: screaming) that the kids felt the need to "give me some space." "You don't need us here watching you...just call us when you're finished," my daughter said, trying to put on a happy face and pretend she wasn't scared of me. After 20 minutes of intense concentration and several f-bombs, I was finished.

My oldest son was very pleased with the LED he chose (clear LED's seem to shine the brightest). So happy, in fact, that he promptly stuck it up his nose. His semi-cross-eyed gaze was a nice, unexpected addition.

Here's younger son desperately trying to spin his Throwie fast enough to create a full circle in the photo. 'C' -- nice job. Better luck next time.

And my daughter, obviously very unhappy with her LED color choice, did nothing special for her photo. Happy happy happy. Joy joy joy.