It’s a Spring Thing, with Bikini Picture :)
It’s “Live Out of the Box” week at my kids’ school … where they get prizes for not watching TV, or playing computer/ video games for one week.
Last night, I got to do one of my favorite activities with the kids.
We wrote and illustrated a book, called “It’s a Spring Thing”.
The text:
When a seven-year-old boy just can’t bear to sit still …
When a duck slathers sunscreen carefully on his bill …
When cows are heard saying “cluck cluck” instead of moo …
When worms play hide and seek in the morning dew …
It’s a spring thing!
When bees stop making honey and order pizza for lunch …
When silly goats practice rolling down hills on a hunch …
When donkeys in the pasture just can’t stop wiggling …
When goofy Grade One girls just can’t stop giggling …
It’s a spring thing!
When tabby-cats paint their paw-nails just for fun …
When chickens wear flashy bikinis to sit in the sun …
When filthy pigs blow gigantic bubbles all day long …
When puppy dogs spend all morning playing ping-pong …
It’s a spring thing!
When busy ants stop working to make angels in the sand …
When hummingbirds decide to form a rock and roll band …
When squirrels stop to pluck petals on a daisy …
When even the serious owl starts acting all-crazy …
It’s a spring thing!
When gophers in the field play a round of hacky-sack …
When the butterflies hum as they fly on their back …
When the loons in the pond start doing cannonballs …
When horses sing “The Hokey-Pokey” in their messy stalls ..
It’s a spring thing!
When moms and dads forget about bedtimes and chores …
When shopkeepers prop open their windows and doors …
When kids are muddier more than they are clean …
When teachers act nuttier than you’ve ever seen …
It’s …. a …. spring …thing!
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For some reason, my blog’s not letting me upload photos …. but I’ll try to post a pic of the chicken in the flashy bikini that Derek did … 
Edited later: here’s the cool picture he did … he’s just figured out how to make art “run off the page”, and he’s doing it all the time now, which is just so darned cute!
