Working with Beads

Last week we pulled out some beads from our bucket to make a garland for our Kids-Made-It Christmas Tree. Mr. Sneaky Pants was very excited about stringing beads, and he’s really very good at it. However, when he got seven beads on his string he decided he would much rather use it as a fishing pole to catch imaginary sea creatures than as a garland. And I didn’t really mind. He spent all afternoon sitting on his bed or the couch, casting off and bringing in some amazing catch: clams, butterfly fish, and several hammerhead sharks. I said I wasn’t sure about having imaginary hammerhead sharks swimming in my house, so he threw them back in the sea, except for one really big hammerhead who only ate spinach.