i wanted them to be able to experiment with light and shadows. i threw up a sheet in our basement and plugged in a lamp behind it (okay, i lied--mike set the whole thing up, but it was my idea).
then the kids took turns going behind the sheet, while the others stayed on the stairs to watch the shadow show.
they also wanted to see what two people looked like and also what would happen if one person was close to the light and the other person was farther away.
in keeping with our light theme, we stuck birthday candles into the lemon bars.
i had a feeling that this would be the 