Brayden has recently shown an interest in coloring, gluing, cutting, etc. This is huge for him, considering his idea of fun consists of running around chasing someone, wrestling, playing at a park, running again...you get the idea! My inner-teacher was so excited, so we ran out to Joann's yesterday and bought some fun art supplies.
What I thought would be a morning full of fun projects and educational moments, turned out to be a complete flop. See the following exhibits below:
Exhibit A - Cute Tiger Mask
"Isn't this so cool Brayden?"
"No Mommy, I wanted to make a puppet. This is a mask"
Clearly my mistake.
Exhibit B - Requested Tiger Puppet
"There's your puppet Brayden! Ready to play with it?"
"No Mommy, I wanted a sock puppet. This is a regular puppet."
Duh Mommy
Exhibit C - Sock Puppet
As you will notice, this picture is taking with me (not Brayden) holding it. This is because moments after putting it on his hand, he threw it off and said "Mommy, I wanted a sock puppet with holes for the fingers!"
I can't win...
Last but certainly not least...
Exhibit D - orange marker
While battling Caleb to take his morning nap, I come out of his room looking for Brayden. I find him with this marker in his mouth. After examining it, I notice the tip is no longer a nice shade of orange, but more of a shade of white. Meaning = he sucked the ink out of a marker!!
After a phone call to poison control, we now know that even markers not labeled "non-toxic" won't do more than give a child a tummy ache!
Reminds me of the Tommy Boy quote "Did you eat paint chips as a kid?"
Guess who won't be left alone with markers anymore??
Maybe we will have better luck on our next attempt at being creative!
