Macaroni Penguin Diorama

So for the past week, Pep has been working on her penguin project.  She was assigned the Macaroni Penguin and had to complete online research, a costume and a diorama. This is due the day before the Edison Regional Inventor's Fair at FGCU and the day before we leave for our cruise. Fun!  The research was pretty easy and we created a costume template and she put it together in about three hours with a little help.  She is a fat penguin from all the extra stuffing, but she thinks it's funny.  Last but not least, she had to create the diorama and include natural resources.  The penguin also had to be created and could not be store bought so she used pipe cleaners. I love watching her creativity at work because the parents are allowed to help.  Occasionally, I might get to help cut or help sew a little bit but have to admit love having her in gifted because she has become so open to new ideas and if something doesn't work, she just keeps working until she finds something she likes.  

Macaroni Penguin Diorama

Macaroni Penguin Costume