Throwies look cool indeed (for children ;-) ). Do not forget they offer a chance to introduce to proper recycling and environmental awareness. Looks like a good project for a class of pre-schoolers (3-4-5 y.o.).
You probably already know that Xubuntu 12.04 shipped also a non-PAE kernel. This page may come handy for installing *buntu on non-PAE machines: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE .
Throwies look cool indeed (for children ;-) ). Do not forget they offer a chance to introduce to proper recycling and environmental awareness. Looks like a good project for a class of pre-schoolers (3-4-5 y.o.).