Homeschooling Somewhere in Between

Alex’s fascination with the story “Airman” by Eoin Colfer has introduced him to the “steampunk” aesthetic and when his dad showed him some online examples of turning an ordinary nerf gun (of which he has an arsenal), he jumped on the idea as a project.

He took an ordinary nerf gun:

Took it apart

Spray painted it:

(and yes, I realize, spray painting indoors is not recommended and I do lament the loss of brain cells.  It was simply too cold, even in our garage, to do it anywhere else)

Then came the hard part—reassembly.   He learned a lot about how the gun works and how various pieces work together.

And his new gun:

Next up, modifying the gun to shoot further.

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