At this time, at the Springfield Kindergarten's parent-child activity site, the small square warmed by the sun was already very lively!
Adults and children gathered around their respective tables, busy making their own handicrafts. Because they could play with their parents, the children were all very excited. Even if they didn't have any work to do, they were running around and shouting. What a lively scene!
At Yang Yi's table, because Lanzhou Kai shamelessly asked the teacher, the two families finally sat together. Of course, Yang Yi had to come up with an idea. What should they build?
"It depends on the materials, what is suitable for, and how far can it be made," Yang Yi said, rubbing his chin as he walked around the table and looked at the old things piled high on it.
After a while, Yang Yi had an idea. He took out a large used plastic oil bottle (the kind you can buy in the supermarket for a barrel of peanut oil) and a mineral water bottle. He said, "We also have old wires, ropes, and clothes hangers. We can make an old-fashioned well."
Lanzhou Kai was very knowledgeable and quick-witted. When Murphy and Wu Jingjing were a little confused, he immediately understood. "You mean the old-fashioned wells in the countryside?"
"Yes, they used a winch and a bucket to draw water!" Yang Yi gestured and smiled. "This oil bottle, remove the logo, and it's transparent. We can use this to make a well. We can show the children how people used this old-fashioned well to get underground drinking water!"
"This is not easy!" Lanzhou Kai said with emotion. "Can you do it? I don't even know how this thing is made. I've only seen it a few times, but I've never touched it. Who still uses a well nowadays? "
"Don't tell me, my hometown used to use this. After I changed the water pump last year, it became more convenient." Yang Yi took over. "It's okay, I'm familiar with this. I'll do it!"
At this time, the two girls who went to "chat with neighbors" came back. However, the two girls seemed to be chasing each other. Xi Xi hugged her father's arm and giggled as she hid behind him.
Xi Xi messed around with Lan Xin for a while before she remembered to share the information she had obtained with everyone. Xi Xi was wearing a neat knitted sweater and a knee-length skirt. Her hair was tied up in cute braids. She gestured with her hands excitedly and said, "Papa, Uncle Lan, Qiqi's family wants to build a big house. Then Lu Weisha and her Mom want to build a big boat that can sail in the water! "
"Good idea, let's build a house!" Lanzhou Kai snapped his fingers. He was inspired by Xi Xi's information. He smiled and said, "We have so many cardboard boxes. We can make a house out of them."
"Uncle Lan, you know how to build houses too!" Xi Xi asked in surprise.
At this time, Lan Xin was unhappy. She said loudly, "My father is the best at building houses. The house you're living in was also built by my father."
Lanzhou Kai smiled wryly at Yang Yi. He reached out to pat Lan Xin's shoulder and said with a smile, "That's right, this is indeed my father's specialty. However, you have to keep a low profile. Don't let others hear you. What if others learn it? "
Lan Xin's eyes widened. The little girl immediately covered her mouth and looked left and right, as if really worried that others would eavesdrop and learn it secretly.
Xi Xi was also smiling happily. She whispered with Lan Xin. The two girls even made a shushing gesture at each other, and then they giggled to each other.
With the division of labor, things were much easier! Boss Lan focused on building houses, while Yang Yi wanted to build his winnower's well.
"What are we going to do?" Murphy asked from the side.
Tong Tong was placed on the pram beside her. The ceiling could block out the bright sun. The little fellow was half-lying on his back, looking at the pattern on the ceiling of the pram. Sometimes, he would tilt his head to look at his mother beside him. From time to time, Xi Xi and other big sisters would run over to play with him. He was not lonely at all. Right now, he was grinning and kicking his little legs. He was in a good mood!
Hearing that Murphy also wanted to help, Yang Yi put down the mineral water bottle and plastic oil bottle. He picked up a delivery box and gestured. Smiling, he said, "Right now, we need the frame of a well. You and Xi Xi cut open that delivery box. That is, open the side facing the well. Then, dig a small hole here. The size should be big enough for my mineral water bottle to go straight up and down."
Murphy nodded, satisfied.
"I'll do it with Mom!" Xi Xi heard her father's arrangements and jumped back happily.
"I want to help too!" Seeing that her little friend was not going to explore with her, Lan Xin couldn't help but follow over. She stood in front of Yang Yi and the others.
Boss Lan was jealous and called out, "Hey, Xin Er, your father is here! You're not even helping your father, but running over to help someone else! Really, I've raised you for nothing! "
"Alright then, I'm going to help my father!" Lan Xin ran back in a silly manner.
Wu Jingjing was convulsing with laughter at the side. She was amused by her husband and daughter, this pair of buffoons.
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"Be careful! Knives and scissors, put them back in this box after you're done using them. Xi Xi, be careful too. Don't touch these sharp objects. " Murphy and Xi Xi began to focus on cutting up the delivery box. Yang Yi watched for a while before giving them some instructions. He then went to work on his own well with peace of mind.
It wasn't difficult to cut open the two plastic bottles. The important thing was to pay attention to the edges. Yang Yi was worried that they would cut the children's hands, so he first used sandpaper to grind them. Seeing that the results weren't ideal, he found Lanzhou Kai, who was a smoker, and took a lighter from him. He used the fire to slightly burn the edges of the plastic bottles. This way, the bottles became much rounder.
The bottom of a mineral water bottle wasn't used to make a water bucket. The opening of a mineral water bottle was bigger than the bottom, so Yang Yi used the head. After cutting it, Yang Yi used the wire of the drying rack to make a handle for the water bucket. It wasn't easy to twist the handle in small places, but who asked Yang Yi to have extraordinary strength?
Yang Yi wrapped the remaining drying rack with wires to increase friction. Using old shoelaces, he made a pulley. As long as he turned the handle of the pulley, he could use the physics principles of axles and levers to lift the water bucket from the well.
Yang Yi had a clearer picture in his mind, so he was faster. Murphy and the other girls were even faster. After trimming the frame of the well, they were still not satisfied. Under Murphy's lead, Xi Xi followed her mother, picked up a crayon, and started to draw on the well!
Good heavens. Originally, Yang Yi only wanted to make an old-fashioned well. Now, with the help of two "women" who loved beauty, this well would probably become the new favorite of the fashion industry. It was red, purple, pink, bright yellow, and so on. It also reflected the feelings of a young girl …
Yang Yi looked at it for a while and smiled helplessly. He found two old clamps and used them as the support for the pulley. After Xi Xi and Murphy finished drawing, he began to assemble it.
"PaPa, PaPa, what else do I have to do?" The little girl was having fun. She didn't want to just sit there and watch, so she asked eagerly.
Yang Yi turned his head and saw Xi Xi's expectant eyes. Although Murphy didn't say anything, she had the same enthusiastic eyes as Xi Xi.
He smiled helplessly, pondered for a while, and said, "You two make two stickers. One is a well, and the other is a pulley. Make it look better. This way, when we show it to others, it will be more intuitive."
"Okay!" Murphy happily answered. She even rushed in front of her daughter.
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