This year the Chef asked for art supplies. Lady Bug wants an electric guitar. TNT took my suggestion and asked Santa for a surprise ( because "Santa" found a screaming deal on a huge, soft Teddy Bear so this works perfectly). Last but not least was Monkey Pants who was saying for weeks, and being encouraged by mommy, to ask for a Silvermist Doll - said Silvermist doll being already purchased and well hidden.
The kids hop up on Santa's lap and sure enough - "art supplies please", "an electric guitar would rock!", "I love you Santa, bring me a surprise!" and then it's Monkey Pants' turn. What does the kid ask for? "Santa, I was really good so I want a Go Go Walking Puppy, a blue one!"
WHAT? That wasn't the plan! I've spent my allotted holiday budget and I certainly did not purchase a Go Go Walking Puppy! What's a mom to do? Of course I go online and look for the Go Go puppy. Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us all sold out. Perseverance pays off however and I find one at a local Walmart store.Well last night Monkey Pants informs me, very seriously, that she asked for a BLUE go go puppy, and that Santa is magic and can do anything. GREAT... okay... So here's my plan; said Go Go puppy is going to be smuggled to work with mom on Friday after I drop the kids off at Daycare. Grandma and I are going to get a misting bottle and some pretty blue Rit Dye. We'll mist down the doggy and fluff with an ionic hair dryer on a cool setting. Then a big blue satin ribbon tied around it's little electronic neck and Voila... Blue Go Go Walking Puppy.
Whew... the things we'll go through for our kids. I'm bringing a teddy bear from the house this week to practice my misting technique on before I try my hand at coloring her Santa gift. Wish me luck!
Okay, literally laughed out loud. Good luck with the blue dye!!!
ReplyDeleteAllison
GOOD LUCK !
ReplyDeleteMy kids are well over the age of "Santa" but if you ask them... they still believe...
"if you don't believe in Santa, then Santa presents stop coming... ( much cheaper ) LOL
Happy Holiday's!!
KC
Dude. You ROCK. I would so make up a story as to why Santa can't do everything...
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome of you.
ReplyDeleteYikes. Good luck with that! I hope it works out!! lol
ReplyDeleteThis is an awe inspiring attempt. But - I wonder what the dog's fur is made of. Will the dye 'take' to synthetic material?
ReplyDeleteBetter prep a "plan B"
Well I ended up purchasing a type of powder dye near the tye dye kits that says "permanent" and "fast setting"
ReplyDeleteI'm going to snip off a tiny piece of hair from the underside where it won't be noticed and mist it as a test patch.
If it sets then I'll add a fine mist to the whole puppy - wish me luck!
It worked really well! Puppy is so pretty, and a soft baby blue color.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the well wishes, I'm happy to report it was a success!