Just for Fun!

or

"A Laura Neumeroff rendition"

I promise that I don't have loads of extra time, I just enjoy a creative challenge. When I think of some project I want to accomplish, not much else gets done until I've completed that project. Last night my mother was reading "If you give a cat a cupcake" to the kids. I thought to myself, I should try one of those stories - just for fun. If you haven't read them, this may not make sense...

If you give a kid a hug,
He’ll probably want to snuggle.
If you snuggle on the couch,
He’ll probably want you to read him a book.
If you read him a book,
He’ll probably want to get his blanket.
When he gets his blanket,
He’ll decide he wants to build a tent instead.
Building a blanket tent will make him want to play make-believe
And then he’ll want to play dress up.
He’ll dress up like an Indian, then a Cowboy and then a Pirate.
Dressing up will make him think of Halloween
And he’ll want to go trick-or-treating.
Since it is Summer and no one is handing out candy,
You take him to the store to get a treat.
While you are out you decide you might as well do your grocery shopping.
You buy milk and bread,
Eggs and Cheese,
Cereal and Bananas
Seeing all the food at the store will make him hungry for lunch.
Since it isn’t time for lunch yet,
You take him to the playground to pass time.
At the playground he’ll go down the slide, swing on the swings,
And climb across the monkey bars.
After so much playing he’ll really be hungry.
So you leave the playground to get some lunch.
You go home and make a peanut butter and honey sandwich.
You won’t put enough honey on it and he’ll want a little more.
When you put a little more honey on the sandwich,
It drips out everywhere and makes a mess.
As you are trying to clean up the mess,
A juice cup gets spilled and makes a bigger mess.
The only way to handle the situation
Is to put him in the bath.
You run the bath for him,
Wash his hair and clean his tickle pits.
He loves playing in the tub.
He really loves playing with his boats in the water
Playing with the boats makes him think of being a pirate.
So when he gets dried off he wants to put his pirate costume back on.
Then his Cowboy costume.
Then his Indian costume.
While in his Indian costume, he remembers making a tent with his blanket.
When his blanket falls on top of him from the tent that was built,
He’ll remember how much he likes holding his blanket during story time.
So he’ll want you to read a book to him.
He’ll want you to read the book to him while on the couch,
Snuggling.
And chances are…
If you are snuggling on the couch reading a book with your kiddo,
You’ll get a hug in the end.