Avian Anger

My kid hates crafts.  HATES them.  Anything involving coloring or cutting or gluing makes him break out into hives.  In fact, sometimes if he's really naughty, I just make him go color as a punishment.  It gets him every time.

Yet, when he saw this video tutorial about Angry Bird* Christmas tree ornaments, he begged, BEGGED for me to buy the supplies so that we could make them.

And I promptly ignored him.  Because, seriously, the boy HATES crafts.  I figured he'd forget about the video in a few days and that would be that.

But he begged all week.  ALL WEEK the boy begged to do a craft!

So I had no choice but to buy the supplies.

And sure enough, he happily cut and glued and constructed.   He was such a happy little crafter! 

I'd love to think this all means he's turned a corner, but the skeptic in me still believes this is an anomaly.  A glitch in his otherwise craft-hating psyche. 

Oh dear.  He just asked if we can make Angry Pigs.  Hmmm.  Now I'm starting to wonder.



*"Angry Birds" is a game William plays on my iPhone wherein he lobs birds WITH A SLINGSHOT at angry pigs.  Don't ask me... I have no idea why this is appealing.  And I dont' care, because apparently, the game makes my kid feel all crafty.