This week Chick-fil-A’s bonus in the child’s meal is this insect model:
Reid was thrilled. He wanted to put it together at the restaurant, but because I am such a wise mommy I encouraged waiting until we got home so I could help with less distraction.
I started on the instructions. Following each fairly vague direction to the best of my ability.
My mommy assembly resume is impressive:
1. Ikea furniture.
2. Transformers (into and out of the action figure/motor vehicle).
3. Legos.
4. Magnet sets.
5. Tinker Toys.
I could go on. Let’s just say, I can put things together.
Approximately an HOUR later I had produced this:
Not bad! It resembles a dragonfly.
Reid took one look at it and started to complain…
“It is missing a wing.”
“You didn’t put it together right.”
“This is upside down.”
Details!
Details!
Details!
I thought I had adequately hidden this:
Oops. Extra wing. Really, who needs more than one?
Let’s review what I accomplished in the last hour.
I took this…
…and turned it into this:
About that time blog-Stedman came in from work. He took one look at my dragonfly and stated:
“It is missing a wing.”
“You didn’t put it together right.”
“This is upside down.”
Details!
Details!
Details!
I handed him the disfigured dragonfly and the instructions and told him to go fix it.
About 30 minutes later he returned with this:
Overachiever.
Note to Chick-fil-A: Your child’s toy took two people with a combined 13 years of higher education 1 1/2 hours to assemble.
Right before bed tonight, Reid was holding his dragonfly close to his heart and said, “I can’t wait until we go back to Chick-fil-A and get the bumble bee…”
My son went through an origami stage. Let’s just say we quickly went back to Play-Doh.
I am just so impressed that you even tried. Our went straight to the garbage before the kids even knew they existed- I suck!
Ha ha – I’ll stick with the crap from Mickey Ds, thanks!
You need to clarify…aren’t one or more of these people a DOCTOR who reads X-rays!! I would have had a coronary trying to put that stupid thing together. WTF Chik Fil A?
Now I want to go to Chik-Fil-A just to see how long it would take Honey and I to put those things together. We love a challenge!
Whats chick fill a?
I think the people who put those “toys” in the meals sit back and laugh an evil laugh at the mischief they cause.
Are you saying Star Wars Action Figures aren’t educational? Whut?
Being spatially challenged, I doubt I would have tried putting the thing together. When I do try such a feat, there is usually much muttering to myself and reading directions out loud. Somehow hearing it along with reading it helps. Unless you ask my kids and then it’s just “embarrassing.”
I guess with boys they want details? Why are kids toys so damn hard to put together anyway? Do they not realize the kids aren’t putting the toys together the parents are? Dumb it down a little, please!!!