Of course you do... kid #3 (6th grader) and why would I expect anything less than a whole weekend to come and go without warning of a major project due "tomorrow" for science. But at least he had the idea all worked out in his head and did not come to me with a blank slate. He needed to build an animal cell out of anything... He wanted it to be cake.
I told him if I was to help it would be a couple of hours until I was finished working and could give him a hand. He found a box of cake mix and asked if he could get started. I thought, why not... just read the instructions. Sure enough there was a cake in the oven within 20 minutes, timer going. I assisted with removing the cake from the oven and then from the pan. He typed up his labels and cut them out... I helped him mix up some butter-cream frosting and create some different colors. Other than the "cell membrane" which circled the cake this was all his work! Malted milk balls, graham crackers and fondant (all of which we had in the house YAY!) Nice work Sam. Looks like one sweet cell.
