{"id":2011,"date":"2021-09-03T17:57:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T17:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2021-10-29T21:14:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:14:47","slug":"september-3rd-is-skyscraper-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2021\/09\/03\/september-3rd-is-skyscraper-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"September 3rd is Skyscraper day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/08\/bulding-blocks-by-Ella-Novak.jpg\" alt=\"bulding blocks by Ella Novak\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Take out the blocks and see how tall you can build a skyscraper.<\/p>\n<p>Or try this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Make your own large size blocks:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash the inside of half-gallon size cardboard milk or juice containers<\/li>\n<li>Carefully cut off the folding top portion of each container<\/li>\n<li>Put one container completely inside the other with the two closed ends facing out.\u00a0 These are strong enough to stand on!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Photo by: Ella Novak (Flickr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take out the blocks and see how tall you can build a skyscraper. 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