My wife always put an 'H' on the hardboiled eggs with a pencil to make sure they aren't confused with the raw. When my daughter was in elementary school, they were one of her favorite snacks. So when I'd make them, instead of the 'H' I'd draw a little something. I'm not any great artist, but I'd draw a butterfly or a cat or some silly face. I didn't realize for ages that they apparently became a sensation at school and the other kids always wanted to see the day's egg.
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They aren't called permitanas.
Change to another fruit then. Paint watermelons.
I wanna see a kindergartener pull up to snack time with a whole ass watermelon
There are small softball sized watermelons too
But you still need a pretty decent knife to cut into it. Which a kindergartner shouldn't have at school. Or they could bash it on the table till it breaks open I guess. I'm sure the teachers and janitors will love that.
Naturally, pack a big knife with the melon. The teacher will change tune pretty quick if the kid has a knife.
A guy in my highschool did that as a joke
Brought a watermelon in his bag, busted it out at lunch and just stabbed it with a spoon, cracked it open, and started scooping it onto a lunch tray.
The closest teacher sent him to the office, threw away the watermelon and they tried to give him detention, but I guess a parent called the school and yelled at the principal for being ridiculous.
When I worked in a produce department when I was a teen, there was a brand of watermelon called "Senior Sandia" (Mister Watermelon). So when we got that brand in I'd usually cut out a face on one like a friendly pumpkin and put him on display. Sometimes he'd get a hat n shit if I had one handy. My boss was just confused at these displays until I told pointed out the brand. I was then banned from giving Mister Watermelon the life he deserved.
took more photos before the ban
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What can you use to draw on a banana skin?
Doesn't look like chalk.
Just some old leaded paint we found in gandpappys shed
Simply search for food coloring pens. Patisserie shops sell them, and so does Amazon, but I wouldn't draw on a kid's banana with a random pen ordered off of Amazon, unless it's a reputable brand.
You can use the tip of a kitchen knife or a hobby knife to etch a message into the skin. The cuts will turn brown quickly.
What kind of messages does this send to your son.
Obey, when authority says to prevent art?
You're an adult, and you're still conditioned to obey teachers?
Get good and defy the bad rule. Keep making art all the harder now that it's under attack.
This would be even worse if this were happening in USA, with the much touted first amendment, or anywhere that reccognises article 10 of the human rights convention.
Enjoys the compliment of the effect the art has, but still seems resolved to the ban. :/
Empathy for the teacher. It's hard to be a teacher today and anything that pulls kids into the crazy space will sometimes encourage disrespect and bad behavior.
Not really about obeying the teacher. About empathy for your fellow human working. Teachers aren't our bitch to abuse and say "fuck you" to, they probably are one demographic who needs the most help in the US right now
I call bs. What teacher would care that much about little banana people? And because they caused too much of a ruckus..yeah I'm sure everyone completely freaked out when they saw these
You never had a teacher ban something the kids were excited about? Lucky.
I don't see how they could possibly ban this.
Hey stop bringing in bananas for lunch with pictures drawn on them.
"No"
I went a different direction: what teacher is so inept that a little excitement over a banana at lunchtime throws the class into disarray?
Reminds me of some people I work with. I have one coworker in particular that I think is jealous that her students like me more, even though I've never worked with them. She's become very snippy to me, and when her kids are excited to talk to me I can see by the look on her face that she isn't pleased.
She snaps at her kids for doing innocent things, has little patience when she gives commands (note: 100% of our students are on the autism spectrum, sometimes they just don't hear her), and never seems to do anything to try to bond with them. Meanwhile, I talk to my kids like we're equals, share their curiosity about the world, and praise their growths and efforts regularly.
So yes, I can absolutely imagine a teacher who makes class so boring and insufferable that a simple drawing on a banana can make the kids giddy. I can also easily imagine that the teacher's first instinct isn't to up their teaching game, but to put a stop to the little spot of joy their class found. Because God forbid we make school an engaging place that kids want to go to, amirite?
Who has time for this?
Time for what? Fun? Creativity? Bonding with your child?
The time spent browsing the internet could be spent doing those things, and everyone here clearly has time to browse the internet therefore has time to draw on a banana.
For painting bananas. I spend 3-5 hours most days actively interacting and bonding with my children across a variety of subjects - homework, music, their hobbies. An uninterrupted hour of personal time to spend as I wish outside of work, children, keeping house, eating and sleeping is frankly a luxury I rarely get.
My "internet time" tends to coincide with my toiletry habits, I'm not sure this is an ideal time to prepare bananas.
Please stay nice
Somebody with their priorities straight.
I hesitate to even mention the hobby rabbit holes I've gone down thanks to having just one kid.
The insinuation here being if I don't paint bananas I don't have my priorities straight?
I'm busy spending my time doing stuff with my kids, working, fighting a losing battle to keep the house in any kind of respectable state, eating, sleeping and trying to squeeze in some time with my partner. Regular dedicated time for hobbies is something I'd like, you sound pretty lucky in that regard.
It’s a bit of a Main Character Syndrome thing to do.
Not if they were just doing cute art for the kid. That's just doing fun things. I doubt she did the art just so her child could show it off to other 6 year olds or get her famous. Especially since she doesn't have other photos or a dedicated insta to it or anything.
You’re right. She didn’t take photos to post online for clout and that’s why we don’t even know this happened.
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