MRS. ARLENE PIGEON-PANTS

(Arlene's a modern pigeon and decided to hyphenate.)

Take a look at this pigeon nest that's on top of the Sweater tree (see yesterday's post)

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The nest at the top of the Sweater Tree is made of #2 pencils. The bottom layer has the pink eraser side sticking out. On the top layer are loose, sharpened pencils which participants use to fill out order forms which will be in one of the sweater pockets nearest to the nest.

Don't forget (from yesterday) that the Sweater Tree uses a ladder as its base, so that participants can "climb" the tree to reach the nest high on top of the tree.

Back to the nest: Also inside the nest is a pigeon. The pigeon is made of Tyvek air mail envelopes--an already posted one so that the stamp and address are clearly visible. The Pigeon's beak is made of an alligator clip. Participants can fill out order forms and put them in her beak. On the pigeon's back is a coat hangar top that attaches to a nearby zip line. Participants can spread the pigeon's wings and attach her to the line and send her across the room and into the hands of a waiter at Tavern on the Green (more on that later) who prepares the order and has it ready by the time the participant reaches that side of the room. Orders for Tavern on the Green are ONLY by carrier pigeon.

Here's a diagram of the pigeon:

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Here's the pigeon on the zip line:

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PROBLEMS TO SOLVE AND QUESTIONS TO ASK:

1. Can you sew Tyvek? I'll have to make sure you can. If not, must find alternate way to make this pigeon work.
2. Not sure how to make the pigeon return on the zip line. I can't have the waiter running the pigeon back all the time. I'm gonna ask my dad about this one.
3. The wing extension might be a little tricky. I'll have to mess with it. Also it may make the pigeon slow down halfway across the room. This'll need some tinkering.

INGREDIENTS LIST:

1. #2 Pencils