Ashley came home a few days ago excited to tell me that her teacher told all the kids to make a Valentine's box to bring to school Friday. There is going to be a contest and the person with the best box gets a free homework pass.
She was so excited but this is what I was thinking:
What? A Valentine's Box! We just made boxes for family home evening a few days ago--I am done with it, finished, crossed that bridge! If Paige's teacher can give parents plenty of advanced notice, why can't Ashley's teacher? The box Ashley made is too small to hold all the valentines she will get from school, so that means we have to make a new one, which means, more supplies, more mess, and more work...ugh! Plus it is a contest and she is probably going to want to do something fancy. I am leaving this up to Ashley, it's her project.
But this is what I said:
"How fun! Okay, I guess we have to make another box. Do you know what you want to do?"
Ashley wanted to make her box look like a Panda. Thank goodness for the internet. We Googled and found an example on line. I gave the girls the idea of using tissue paper for fur, but the girls did all the work. Paige was a great help.
UPDATE: Ashley's box won first place. She was thrilled.
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