Oooh!

[conuly]

I forgot! Ana is old enough to dye eggs now! And find them! I mean, she is, right? She's nearly two!

And 'dul? You need to get out of the house once a week. I want to babysit. And get paid. But mostly hang out with Ana. She's cute, smart, funny, sweet, and anyway it's not like I don't spend the money on toys for her anyway (newest thing I want to get her? a latches board thingy).

*dances around happily*

I love dying eggs. I don't know why I forgot to do that last year. So let's see. We don't want to overwhelm her... say six eggs each for me, Jenn, and the kid? That's 18... better get a full two dozen, I can easily do nine. Or twelve.

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[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

We always tried to use crayons in order to get them looking like the (hungarian?) look that we always saw on Reading Rainbow. never did work. ;_;

You know, where they use the black wax to cover up the places that they want to keep X color, then dip it, starting with the lightest color.

Latch board?

also: die eggs? I think you meant dye. :P

[conuly]

DIE EGGS, DIE!

Batik, you mean? It does work, but not if you use crayons. You really need to do it properly, with melted wax.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

I know.

We tried though! the eggs were, ah, interesting.

oooo. Latches! *opens, closes latches for hours on end*

[conuly]

*grins*

Exactly. I'd get her the related lock board, but I think she's a little too young for it - the attached key is potentially removable/swallowable. It looks too small to cause any obstruction, but I'm not stupid enough to risk it.

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

*latch*

ooo.

*unlatch*

OOOO.

[conuly]

Now, imagine you're a toddler. Not only do you have the coolness of this, but you also know, deep in your toddler mind, that by latching and unlatching you are learning how to better wreak havoc. What kid could resist?

[lakidaa.livejournal.com]

This is why I'm glad my nephew hasn't gotten one.

He's devious enough; he doesn't need any new tools.

[conuly]

Latches!