Calling anyone with children to this post. I wonder if you can relate. I'll set the scene.
Earlier in the week your child informs you they need "this" "that" and "this" by end of week for a class project. You make that mental note - "I must get to the store before mid-week". As quickly as you make the mental note - ah... it escapes you. Fast forward to Thursday night. Mom, I guess my project will be late it's due tomorrow. What!? Wild alarms are going off in your brain, like the robot on Lost in Space (am I dating myself here)... "warning! warning! warning!".... No... we must not be late... we still got time... grab the car keys and dash out to the crafts store. Luckily they haven't closet yet. You get all the supplies you need... and then some (due to guilt of "forgetting")... back home.
Okay, what time is it? Oh shoot it's bedtime. That's okay, coffee get the coffee, you can do this. And this is where the MAGIC begins. Here you are with your child on the living room floor, supplies spread out all over the place... neon colored sculpting clay, little rolley polley eyeballs, balsa wood, toothpicks.. paint... oh what fun.
First - sculpt the skeleton out of wood for the structure. Second - mold clay around the wood skeleton and create your creature. Lastly the final touches of eyes, and toothpick teeth. There you have it a prehistoric never heard of creature had you crossed a saber tooth tiger, a deadly frog and a ocelot. Imagine this creature... in NEON colors might I add. The best part was we had "fun" doing it - despite the time (past our bedtime), and despite not getting to bed until... well almost this morning (LOL). Can you say coffee IV drip?
Extra molding clay... what to do? Store it... oh no, this Mom knew just what to make. "A round to it" (or a round TUIT)... which is just a round object that "reminds" you that you eventually have to get "A round to it"... really it's purpose is to remind you that you can't forget, or... well you remember the night before. Will I use this round tuit? No... but it was fun making it and the creative magic late last night was worth "forgetting!"
Happy creative days and nights to my family and friends.
