Clark spent the entire month of December (and part of January) eating chocolate for breakfast. And I let him. It was Grandma's fault. She sent a Kinder Egg Advent Calendar. That's right, one whole entire Kinder Egg for each day of the month until Christmas. She sent one last year too, but he was too little to notice if we ate the eggs instead of giving them to him! This year, he got wise to our
shenanigans. He woke up each morning, ready to eat his Kinder Egg and play with the super fun toy hidden inside. Because of Kinder Eggs, he has become an adept manipulator. He woke up one beautiful Arizona December morning and told me, clutching his stomach, "Mom, I don't feel good. (groaning) My tummy hurts, Mom. My tummy needs to feel better." And then, just as sly as could be, the little stink pot looked up at me with mock innocence that transformed into a devilish grin and said, "Can I have a chocolate egg??" Wow. Worked every time. Here he is. Playing with the little shark (complete with working jaw) that came in that morning's Kinder Egg. As you can see, his breakfast got put to good use. At least somebody ate it.
Clark spent the entire month of December (and part of January) eating chocolate for breakfast. And I let him. It was Grandma's fault. She sent a Kinder Egg Advent Calendar. That's right, one whole entire Kinder Egg for each day of the month until Christmas. She sent one last year too, but he was too little to notice if we ate the eggs instead of giving them to him! This year, he got wise to our shenanigans. He woke up each morning, ready to eat his Kinder Egg and play with the super fun toy hidden inside. Because of Kinder Eggs, he has become an adept manipulator. He woke up one beautiful Arizona December morning and told me, clutching his stomach, "Mom, I don't feel good. (groaning) My tummy hurts, Mom. My tummy needs to feel better." And then, just as sly as could be, the little stink pot looked up at me with mock innocence that transformed into a devilish grin and said, "Can I have a chocolate egg??" Wow. Worked every time. Here he is. Playing with the little shark (complete with working jaw) that came in that morning's Kinder Egg. As you can see, his breakfast got put to good use. At least somebody ate it.
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My parents live in Germany, so they send them from there. Kinder Eggs have been outlawed in the U.S. because the itsy bitsy toys inside the eggs are a choking hazard. They come in a million tiny pieces and you have to put them together, and even then, they are small enough to choke on. They are even on the USPS "do not mail" list along with firearms and drugs!
Your post made me feel so much better about myself..if your kid can do it..so can mine!