Overheard...

I really, really, really {heart} working with little people!  They make me smile each and every day!  I have to share with you a conversation I overheard today.

But first, let me set the scene.  It is Valentine's Day at the school. Love is in the air, glitter and paper hearts are everywhere.  Sugary treats are being dispensed with reckless abandon.  How does one contain oneself in such an atmosphere? Well, you don't even try if you are in the first grade!

Two kids were admiring their plastic heart rings they plucked from the icing of their valentine cupcakes and marvelling that they matched!

Girl: It shows that we are really in love, and will get married!
Boy: Yes! But not yet.  I think we're a little young for that.
Girl: True.  And we haven't even lived with each other yet!

Hope your Valentines' was happy!

Door Hangers (complete with story)

Last June, one of the kids that I worked with and his mom were in a meeting with the principal at our school.  At some point he went up to the principal and said, "You are like a princess!  And a principal.  You are a princess-ipal!!!"  Of course, this was shared with some delight through the school, and so it came a few days later that the vice-principal asked our little guy, "So, if Mrs. W. is a princess-pal, what does that make me?"  Without missing a beat little guy replies. "You are a cannibal!!!"

So for a fun surprise I decided that they would need new name tags on their office doors to celebrate their new titles!

This sign uses Basic Grey "Sweet Threads" papers, which are just so yummy!  And of course a little Maya Road goodness as the base of the crown.

I don't very often get to play boy-boy in my scrappy space, so I was a bit challenged by this new territory.  I ended up having lots of fun!  The papers and some alphas are from Simple Stories "Destinations".  I don't know that much about cannibals, so it ended up being kind of pirate-y.  It was Mark's idea to add the little top knot of hair in Scully-Dude and Avery's to add the freaky vial of blood dangling off the bottom. Both those bits are Tim Holtz products.

I hope they get a laugh out of this little surprise:0) We will make deliveries today.  

And for the record, Mr. S. is a soft-spoken teddy bear of a man.  I know of no occasion where the VP has eaten any children- good, bad or in between!

Happy Monday, y'all!

Those kids make me smile!!!

I was working with a little guy on Friday- knew he had no clue what he was supposed to be doing for his little Easter project.  He is one of those happy kids that rolls around like a puppy but then is shocked and upset with himself when he realizes that he's forgotten to listen to instructions.  I am pretty sure I saw him trying to stand on his head when the teacher was telling him what to do...

Anyways, the kids were sent back to their tables and their projects and I went over to catch him up.  Unfortunately he was still off in his imaginary world where you needed to poke your scissors into the top of your glue stick, so out came my stern voice to capture his attention.  I let him know that I was here to help him, but would come back later if he was not ready to listen to instructions.  His little face was the picture of contrition and he looked ready to join me in learning about the wonders of using said scissors and glue on actual paper.  I asked him if he had something he wanted to say to me, hoping for something like "I will listen now Mrs. L.!" or "I am sorry Mrs. L.!"  Instead his face quirks into its customary beaming smile and he says to me, as he gently pinches my cheeks, "Now where is that smiling face???"