I must be butter…

…’cause I’m on a ROLL!

I made another ramshackle toy this week.

On an ice cream bucket, I traced shapes of blocks and then used a razor to cut them out. Then I put masking tape around the edges because they were kind of sharp and Rose kept sticking her hands in and scraping them up.

I didn’t know they would like this simple, ugly toy THAT much! It was great—the parents watched General Conference, and the kids put blocks into a bucket. Everyone was happy.

Every time the bucket got full, Rose made sure I opened it up and dumped it out again. This is her “I’m-frustrated-this-is-heavy” face.

I may be on a toymaking roll, but I’m not perfect. All of the shapes on this latest creation do fit through the square hole, so the shape-matching purpose of the toy is nullified. Who cares? Jay usually matches the shapes, but Rose mostly beats the blocks until they fall into the bucket, no matter what shape they are.

Simple toys, simple joys. That could totally be my slogan if I ever go into business! hah