Every year at Oliver's school, the 2nd grade has something called an Invention Convention. Each student is asked to invent something (with a little help from their parents). Then they bring their invention to school and write about it. All of the families are invited to school and the inventions are set out in the cafeteria for everyone to see.
Oliver decided he wanted his invention to be a dog food bowl for Baxter. We all love Baxter, but honestly, as my dad would say, he has a screw loose. For some reason, he feels it necessary to push his food all over the storage room floor, in an attempt to "hide" it from someone/something that might take it. He has been known to cover his bowl with paper, extension cords, basically anything that he can find. The thing is, to my knowledge, no person or thing has ever taken his food, but he seems to think it is a real threat. So, Oliver wanted to invent a food bowl that Baxter couldn't push around.
He and Pat designed one that was basically a wooden box with two bricks in it. They cut the wood, screwed it together, and then Oliver painted it. It really turned out pretty great! We no longer have dog food spilled all over the floor, even thought Baxter STILL tries to push it around!
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