On Mar 23, 4:57*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article
> >,
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> *bulka > wrote:
> > Yep, those are pretty. *I've only done it the lazy way was not
> > impressed.
>
> > B
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> Thanks. :-) *It's a bit labor intensive, but I did this with my nephews
> last year. The older one did a downright good job. After the younger
> broke 3 eggs (crushed them in his powerful little grip!), we just had
> him start handing us onion skins. <g> *He was 3. I'm still not sure he's
> ready to try this year, but I'll let him try anyway. *I'm not going to
> fuss over a few broken eggs!

How does he do with cats and other small animals? Our cat taught my
daughter to be gentle when she was 2, with a scratch on the wrist when
she got too rambunctious one time. After that, if we saw her getting
too rough, we'd tell her to be gentle, and she did. Little boys may
be less amenable to such, but the motor control between 3 and 4
improves markedly.

maxine in ri