☺ Here comes the Tooth Gorilla! ☺
Many years ago, ( I am now old enough to say,'many years ago!') wben my children were very little, I came up with a way to celebrate joyous occasions in our house without leading them to misconceptions about truth and stories.
The tooth fairy, Cupid, the Easter Bunny and Santa were concepts I chose not to teach my children. I wanted them to be very certain of the difference between truth and make believe. But I still wanted them to be able to join in the fun related to the occasions surrounding these special events.
Thus was born the "Tooth Gorilla"! When you lose a tooth you put it under your pillow and the tooth gorilla will come while you are asleep and leave you a crumpled up dollar bill. (Gorillas are not real careful with money and often carry it in their tight fisted hands.)
Next came the Easter Gorilla, who hides your easter eggs. You will be certain to find a few cracked ones. (Gorillas don't have very good small motor skills, so they often drop the eggs while hiding them.) Sometimes he comes the night before and sometimes he comes while we are in church, remembering with joy how Jesus rose from the dead.
And, of course, there is the Valentine Gorilla who will show up sometime when no one is looking and leave a battered valentine and a box of chocolates. (One or two candies are sure to be missing, since the valentine gorilla has a sweet tooth and can not help himself!)
Odd? Quirky? Effective? For us, yes!
Next, I am working on Santa's Helper. He will be the focal point of my Christmas Card this year.
What do you think? Should I do a series of greeting cards along this line?
Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Up at 5. On the road by 5:30. We didn't have far to travel, just a couple of miles down the road. And was it worth it? It always is! But this year? It was GLORIOUS!
And the topper was, that because the spring was late this year, the trailing arbutus was still blooming! I wish we all had smellavision! The sweetest fragrance on earth!
I hope you all had a joyfull Easter.
