Ever since I read Roald Dahl's classic book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my son, he's been unwrapping every chocolate bar he can get his hands on. He opens them slowly, carefully, willing each one to have a golden ticket. When they prove to be just bars of chocolate, he sighs sadly (but recovers enough to eat the chocolate).
With his birthday approaching, my husband and I had decided to get him a new bike, since he's worn his old one into the ground. Instead of just telling him about the bike, or taking him to the bike store, I came up with an idea I'm rather proud of.
I made a golden ticket.
Here's the front:
The back was made from shiny, gold origami paper.
Then I carefully unwrapped a chocolate bar, slipped the ticket in, and wrapped it back up.
I just wish you could have seen his face when he peeled back the wrapping, and like Charlie, finally found a glimmer of gold underneath.
Priceless.
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What an excellent idea! I bet that's one of those things he'll always remember.
Thanks, Adrienne! I hope he'll remember it. Wouldn't that be great?