I00 things...

Both of my children came bouncing home with the 'great news' that they had to collect 100 things (each!) for a school project and bring them into school displayed in an interesting way. I chuckled at the school news letter that suggested putting them in a zip lock bag as a 'quick' solution to the dilemma. The children decided themselves that they wanted to paint pasta which was great because it meant we could all sit and count out the 100 pasta pieces. Then they had the task of painting it all which involved copious amounts of paint and some very messy fingers. Once dry (and children tucked up in bed) I set about the task of stringing each pasta tube onto a cardboard hat, one centurion helmet and one princess crown. Admittedly after threading the first10 tubes of painted pasta  the harsh reality of the task dawned on me...I had another 190 tubes to go, arrgh! My enthusiasm waned (just a little). However two hours and one glass of white wine later I was finished. Phew. But the end result was well worth it, and of course the children loved wearing them to school the next day.

Here's some other great ideas I noticed other families had thought of ...(if ever you're in need of some inspiration for a school project like this)

1.  Mount 100 twigs on a piece of  round card (this looked fantastic, almost like a wicker shield)

2.  Collect 100 leaves and make into a necklace

3.  Collect 100 shells in a shoe box

4.  Bundle 100 cotton buds in sets of 10 and display on card (you could dip them in paint too for added fun!!)

5.  Collect 100 different things in sets of 10 (10 plastic spoons, 10 dry beans, 10 buttons etc)

6.  Stick 100 dried beans in a pattern on some coloured paper (this also looked fantastic)