I admit that my stomach sinks the day that seven-page stapled paper comes home with a science fair project that will consume the next three months. It may be even worse for people like me, and here’s why. Even though it’s not my project, I go straight into my survival-of-the-fittest mode. I pester my kid immediately to work together to come up with the most creative title, the most relevant topic (we had an oil spill project after the Gulf of Mexico disaster), and the most clever graphics. What worked: we ended up having some fun, and he won it all in a large school – twice. What didn’t work: it sucked a lot of time and money. If I had it to do over again: we might try to double the fun, and do all or part of it at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground. Continue reading “Six Swell Science Fair Projects to Do at Fort Wilderness” →