Moonshot Max

Max is going to the moon today! His backyard is full of homemade moon machines. Choose which one Max tries next.

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Max loved the moon. More than ANYTHING. All week he'd been building. Drawing plans. Taping. Hammering. Now the backyard was FULL of moon machines. "Rocket," Max told his dog, "today, we're going to the MOON." Rocket wagged his tail. He did not understand the mission.

First — a test flight. Max loaded Teddy into the toy rocket. "TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN! SIX! FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE! BLAST OFF!" Max stomped the launcher. WHOOSH! Teddy soared over the shed... and landed in the birdbath. SPLASH! Rocket dived in after him.

"Perfect," said Max. "Our turn. Safety gear ON." Bike helmet for Max. "Close enough." Colander for Rocket. He shook it off. Max put it back. "Safety first." Then mission snacks — a juice box for Max, a bone for Rocket. Two brave astronauts. Ready.

Max looked around the yard. Moon machines EVERYWHERE. Which one does Max try first?

About Moonshot Max

Max loves the moon more than anything. He's spent all week building, and now the backyard is full of homemade moon machines. He has a bike helmet (close enough), a crayon plan and his dog Rocket, who does not understand the mission. Your child chooses which machine Max tries first: the fizzy moon boots, or the moon launcher? Every choice sends the mission somewhere new, so there's always a reason for one more countdown.

Did you know?

The moon's gravity is about one-sixth as strong as Earth's. A jump that lifts you a little way off the ground here would carry you about six times higher up there. No trampoline needed.

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