In a moment of boredom the other day, I handed each of the three girls a cardboard butterfly and asked them to decorate them with one of their favourite summer memories.

The five year old quickly collected supplies; glitter glue, crayons, markers, pencil crayons and paced the deck, planning her design before getting started.

The baby slopped some markers on the Sunbrella fabric on the couch before being gently guided towards her butterfly where she pounded her fists and eventually created a Rorschach smear resembling her bike seat and the two of us riding down the street as far away from this lame craft project as possible.

The seven year old after a few minutes with one red marker handed me this.

Sorry I made you decreate this butterfly Hanna. My ideas can’t all be gems.