'Twas a week before Christmasand two little boys
are weeping 'cause Mama says,
"TOO MANY TOYS!"
...
"What are you doing?" says Jabber, his voice nearing hysteria. I'm caught, in the dining room, with my sack flung over my shoulder and a guilty look.
"Are you Santa?" asks Monkey, jumping up and down.
"I'm the anti-Santa," I say. "Don't look in the bag."
"What's in it?"
"Just don't look in the bag, and you'll never miss it."
Two suspicious boys give me uncertain looks.
...
This is the second year we've honored the tradition of Anti-Santa Day, which I've decided occurs on the first free Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Celebrations include filling a large black garbage bag full of broken toys and junk found at the bottom of the toybox, cleaning and assembling the parts for toys we've outgrown and want to donate, and best of all, a lively reading of David Shannon's TOO MANY TOYS.
2 comments:
Ha ha! I do that too, but I've never been brave enough to attempt it while the kids are awake.
I like this concept.
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