Hat Trick

Some days I feel like I’m running a marathon.  Minus actually getting in shape (even though I oftentimes do find myself getting sweaty and panting for breath as I either chase or carry young children around).  Yesterday was one of those days, and although the kids were all sufficiently well-behaved, I was having trouble keeping up with their high spirits (a.k.a. craziness).  So as I was wracking my brain for something slow-moving to entertain the girls, I remembered my mom had left me a “Cat in the Hat” book-making project.

I grabbed it out of the closet and opened it up in front of the kids with a flourish.  It worked!  The girls loved it, and Jimmy enjoyed sitting and watching the girls.  Three for three!   

Becky actually transformed a few of her book pages into a “letter” that she intends to mail.  She had me remove the pages, folded/squashed them up, stuffed them into an envelope, folded/squashed the envelope, taped the whole thing together, and then decorated it.  She loves to make “presents” this way.  The thing is, no matter how earnestly she says she’s going to give the present to someone, she will never part with that creation.  I guess she puts so much effort into it that it pains her to give it away!

So the next time you need to pull a rabbit out of a hat, try the “Cat in the Hat”!