Making Change

For her birthday, I gave Elizabeth an educational game that teaches kids to make change. 

You want to buy an apple.  That's 5 cents.  Easy enough.

You want to buy an orange.  That's 10 cents.  Easy peasy. 

You want to buy a hat.  That's 37 cents. 

Elizabeth thinks for a moment, and then suggests, "I know.  There's an easier way to do this.  I'll give you a dollar, and then you give me change."

Sent Back to School

Elizabeth was explaining to me what she is learning in kindergarten.  She has learned a hand motion for every sound/letter, so she sounds out words and puts a hand motion with each sound that is made.  Apparently, it will help with spelling/reading.

She asked me to do the motions for a word, and I explained to her that I didn't know how.

"WHAT???  What did you learn in kindergarten????  You need to go back to school and repeat kindergarten!!!"

Wow...I'll be in real trouble as they move up in school.  

A New Ballet

The girls have been working hard on a new project this morning.  There has been a lot of whispering and a lot of teamwork.  They just announced the project to us:

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a ballet for your enjoyment!  It's our rendition of the Nutcracker.  It has an introduction, followed by three acts.  Each act is one hour, with a 5-10 minute intermission between each act.  We have front row seats for you right here. Please, sit here.  Put your phones down; phones are not permitted in the auditorium. *Alexa, play the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsk.*"

I guess I know what I'm doing on this holiday afternoon.