Tea Party atop the "High Wire"

Day two of our study of Mirrette on the High Wire, had us taking to the air and performing amazing feats.

We quickly re-read the story and then watched some videos of some REAL-life high wire walkers.  We even saw a man walk a wire across the Grand Canyon.  It was terrifying just to watch!!!

We also watched a dog walk a wire! Super amazing!

We noticed in the videos, the many different feats that were performed by high wire walkers.  One carried his assistant on his back across the wire, another held up a hoop with his wife dangling below and holding on with her foot, and one even cooked some toast on a stove in the middle of a wire hung across the Niagara Falls!  Crazy!!!

So after seeing these amazing feats, we were determined to not only walk the wire, but perform some amazing feats of our own.

We started out just practicing walking the wire.  Some were more balanced than others, but we kept moving our wire up higher!

By the end, we were walking the wire carrying an egg on a spoon! 

We also walked the wire holding a teacup and teapot full of water.  In the middle, we actually poured a cup of tea!!!  Incredible! 

But we didn't stop there!  We walked to the middle of the wire and set off a canon!  And finally, we walked the wire wearing an elephant head and bent down and picked up a sticky ball using our trunk.  It was simply unbelievable! 

That's why we just HAD to take photos to prove our courageous endeavors.

Next week, we will be reading the super fun book, Harold and the Purple Crayon.