I confess I made my daughters dinorama. Here’s why…
Hot glue. If you have ever burned your fingers with hot glue you know you don’t want to deal with a screaming kid with a plastic dinosaur stuck to their finger.
Time. When you wait until 7:30 the night before the project is due mom is going to have to step in and help.
Cost. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money either. The only cost was $1.38 for an 8×10 picture of the jungle that I had printed at Sam’s Club. Holly collected the the dirt, rocks and sticks from the yard.
Vanity. I want our project to look awesome!
Have you ever “helped” your kids with their projects?
Bee Pink! 
Your title made me chuckle! I remember my mom swooping in to basically do my 5th grade project on the state of Iowa for me at the very last minute as I sat at the dining room table in tears. Hooray for moms!
My mom just told me she did the same for me in fourth grade by building a California state mission out of sugar cubes for me. Moms are the best!