I told the big kids to put those candy canes up high this year. I did.
I told them that any that were put at toddler height would be swiftly devoured by small, ravenous beasts. I did.
What I didn’t tell them was that Naughties children are smart…way smart and that if they cannot reach the object of their desire they will find other ways.
Like… lie underneath the Christmas tree and shake the trunk until the candy canes rain down in a mass of fake pine needles and peppermint filled deliciousness and eat the lot while their mother is making dinner, leaving only traces of the sticky red goo on hands and little faces.
No, I didn’t tell them that.
Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Tiff
Filed under: toddlerhood, too cute
Tiff - I had read this post back in December and was having quite a giggle until we had a similar moment here… someone (not me by the way) had left the downstairs baby gate open. We soon heard crashing sounds… the sound of our youngest flinging Christmas presents down the stair well : P
I always meant to come back and thank you for the fabulous laugh : D
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