155/366: Boom!

A few days ago, The Pip came home with a "present" for me and Kate, wrapped up in construction paper. This turned out to be another sheet of paper, which is actually a launch control panel:

The Pip's rocket control panel. (One of his teachers wrote the words for him...) The Pip's rocket control panel. (One of his teachers wrote the words for him...)

The layout of the "buttons" is all him, but he got one of his teachers to do the labels. On the other side, it says "The missle will launch in one minute," which I assume he also dictated.

He's got a rich inner life...

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