Kristie in Florida Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) ... and I was helping my daughter with her math. Add a green wig and my son could be an Oompa Loompa. I should have taken pictures. Truly, head to toe ORANGE. I'm just glad that Crayola's washable markers truly are washable. He is having fun in the tub and math has been relocated to the bathroom. How is your day going? Edited January 27, 2016 by Kristie in Florida 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'm cleaning up pink lip gloss off the floor. Littlest put some on, accidentally globbed some on the floor, finger painted a bit, and then squeezed the whole tube everywhere and stomped in it and danced some ballerina moves according to the footprints I'm scrubbing up. Petroleum based lip gloss (which was a Christmas gift from grandma--not something I'd buy) is amazingly hard to get up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Preschoolers are great. :willy_nilly: When my older daughter was two, she was being nice and quiet, too. 15 minutes later, I looked in the hallway, and discovered that child safety scissors can indeed cut hair. She had given herself a bob on the front half of her long, pretty hair. :eek: My husband cried out, "What did you do to your hair?", and held up the hunks of hair to show her. She burst out crying and said in a nice, snot-filled, wail, "I can be still beautiful!" :p She was still beautiful. :) (even though it took a long time for her to have her "pretty ponytail" again). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 ... and I was helping my daughter with her math. Add a green wig and my son could be an Oompa Loompa. I should have taken pictures. Truly, head to toe ORANGE. I'm just glad that Crayola's washable markers truly are washable. He is having fun in the tub and math has been relocated to the bathroom. How is your day going? I think a read aloud of the wonderful book Purple Green and Yellow is in order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4EO36_SP3Q 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermama Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Did you know that if you dump powdered blue Jello on a beige carpet, the carpet will now be stained blue forever and ever more? Also, your 3 year old will have Smurf hands for a few days, no matter how many baths you give him. Edited January 27, 2016 by monstermama 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Did you know that if you dump powdered blue Jello on a beige carpet, the carpet will now be stained blue forever and ever more? Also, your 3 year old will have Smurf hands for a few days, no matter how many baths you give him. On a related note, if you have a toddler with tightly curled hair who fills his hands with green glitter and throws it in the air, so he can be like the conductor in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, you should really warn your barber, because so much glitter will make its way to his scalp that his hair will be sparkly and green after the next several haircuts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristie in Florida Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 He has orange tinged cheeks now, sort of like a beard. Soaking in the tub washed it off from his legs, tummy, and arms though. It'll come off his face within the next day or two. I'm just glad it was a washable marker this time. Original Crayola's aren't washable, and well, a few months ago he was purple for days. It was even in between his toes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 My little guy colored his belly with Sharpie markers. I was just glad it was where no one could see it because it took a very long time to wear off.. His belly button is still a little green several months later. A different son had a plastic kids drill set in his room during nap time. He put the screw driver tip on and proceed to drill a 1 inch wide hole through the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbeanmama Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Today I had a four-year-old run screaming through the house, being chased by the three-year-old who was attempting to use maracas as a weapon. When asked what was going on, the three-year-old shrugged and said, "We're playing house. She's the grandma." And then she went back to chasing the four-year-old. Said three-year-old was purple and black for weeks (and lost a favorite outfit) because the scented Mr. Sketch markers are as bad as Sharpies. And I've got one who wonders "what would happen if..." and then uses his sister as a lab rat. Dog food won't make her sick, with the right tools we can get the doorknob off the locked bathroom door, and play parachutes do not actually slow down a free fall. Fortunately he also is a stickler for bike helmets and safety goggles when testing his hypotheses... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 We got a Christmas gift in the mail today, bacon of the month delivery, and it was kept cold with dry ice!! Impromptu dry ice experiments are fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 When oldest DD was very little, she was obsessed with coloring her nails with black Sharpie. I used to joke that she was going to be my goth kid... :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I walked into the kitchen to see my four-year-old cooking a corndog in the microwave. The microwave had 10 minutes left on it, and smoke was pouring out. my entire microwave is yellow on the inside. and now my house reeks. Sigh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 My toddler put a bowl on the counter and poured his milk in it. Except that bowl was a colander. He cleaned it up with a rag and "cleaner", which was my iced coffee. It has CREAMER, not CLEANER. I had just picked the W-2 up off the counter, or it would have been less funny. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Eight years ago my house was ominously quiet. I found my two two-year-olds gleefully playing in the sandbox, sprinkling the contents everywhere, including their hair. Oh wait, did I say sandbox? Make that litter box. :ack2: Edited January 28, 2016 by Storygirl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Stories that begin with "So my toddler was being quiet" are always so much better than those that start with Once Upon a Time. :) Thanks for the midweek chuckles! it's the mommy board equivalent of clickbait. "A quiet toddler--this has got to be good!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Thanks for the chuckles! Hope you are all taking pics of the mess before you clean up... you won't remember these stories in 20 years. Besides, great pics for a wedding slideshow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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