I put Alfee on a pram and took Sophie and him out for a late afternoon walk around our estate. It was quite hot but the kids did not seem to mind because we were searching for the STICK MAN (actually sticks and twigs to make the poor guy…)! Sophie has always loved sticks and leaves so she was exceptionally happy. And her cheerfulness was contagious.
After we picked up enough sticks and twigs to start a fire, we settled down at the picnic table to do our craft. Actually, I was hoping that we could “return” the stick man to nature after that. Sophie and I sorted the sticks and twigs and made our Stick Man with a little sticker tape, plastic googly eyes and a little piece of pipecleaner. A pity that Alfee could only look on and chew on his straw.
Next, I took a bunch of straws and helped her make a straw man. It was not as well made as the stick man but that was because the rain was closing in on us and frankly, the heat was starting to affect me. It was also quite embarrassing when the management staff and cleaners of our estate start to stop by and look at our "creations". It did not help much at all when Sophie also started telling everyone she had seen the play and thus making a stick man.
Next, a lump of overused Playdough and we made two dough men. I let Alfee had a go at it but he kept pinching and dropping bits of Playdough on the floor. I had little choice but to ban him from littering.
At last, I thought we could go back and rest a bit but Sophie reminded me that there was still pipe cleaner man to make. So, I quickly helped her made one and completed the family of odd looking men! Finally we could go, after an intense hour of hard work! The sky looked really dark by then and I would do anything to escape the rain. That must be why I caved in when she insisted that the "men" must go home with us! And they did!
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