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The lesser known use of markers

October 26, 2010 Ticia 14 Comments

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We all know markers can be used to color.  But did you know the lesser known use for markers?

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LIGHTSABERS!

cue Star Wars theme (da da da daaaa da dad dada daaaaaa)
Warning lightsabers are prone to breaking and rebuilding.
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And little sisters do not always want to participate.

memories Batman, Superman

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  1. Wonder Mom says

    October 26, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Oh Mama- may the force be with you…

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  2. Raising a Happy Child says

    October 26, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Poor Princess – stuck in the middle of light saber fight. Your boys do come up with uncommon uses for common things 🙂

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  3. An Almost Unschooling Mom says

    October 26, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    They also make really great extension sticks for poking your brother from across the room 🙂

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  4. Debbie says

    October 26, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Selena hasn't figured this out yet, but my older kids use to make swords out of them all the time.

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  5. Myrnie says

    October 26, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    Heehee…seems like we were always short on markers in our sunday school classes, because the boys had taken them all to make swords 🙂

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  6. lyssa says

    October 26, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    EVERYTHING has the potential to become a light sabor in my house too! Came by via a common 'follower' on our blogs. 🙂
    Melyssa from thedazeofus.blogspot.com

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  7. Christy says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Ha! I used to love to stack markers as a kid. I don't think my kids have figured it out yet though. I'll have to give them a few hints.

    Poor Princess. Reagan is often the victim of boy play too.

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  8. MaryAnne says

    October 26, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    I would have reacted just like Princess at that age!

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  9. Dottie says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    My kids (including my dd) love to stack markers like that. I actually prefer that to when she uses them as body paint. 😉

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  10. Mama Hen says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    Oh honey, everything gets turned into lightsabers around here. But never markers. That's a new one!

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  11. MommyKuehner says

    October 27, 2010 at 12:29 am

    My daughter did the exact same thing this afternoon while we were working on her phonics….she's 5, do we consider this a milestone:)?

    I quickly turned it into a beginning, middle, and ending sound example from her lesson before her brothers saw it:)

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  12. Kim says

    October 27, 2010 at 4:02 am

    At my house the markers connected like that become swords, long distance grabbers, and dog pokers. And yes, little sisters do not like to participate at our house, either.

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  13. Kim says

    October 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    Lightsabers, and guns. Those are the only uses our markers have these days…Certainly no drawing going on.

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  14. 2 Pequeños Traviesos says

    October 29, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Oh, no! I guess MY kids and YOUR kids have been contacting somehow. My kids do the same thing with their markers… and crayons… and colored pencils.
    Hugs from PR

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