Destructive Creativity

the kids and i have been having THE most fun time with this book!

i love keri smith and i've got all her books, but this is the whackiest!!

first, we had to break the spine - yes, it says just that! - and esther duly stamped on it!! then we spilled juice and tea on it... sprayed perfume on it... tore out a page, crumpled it and stick it back in...

we made a paper aeroplane - the page is marked up for you - we ripped up a page, we wrote as many four letter words we could think of, we picked the journal up without using our hands (yes, those are teeth marks on the front cover!!), we stood on a chair and dropped it, we threw it across the room...

as a devoted bibliophile, when i first read keri's suggestions, i wailed in horror... when the kids started throwing the book around, i though, 'what the heck!!'

we still have to trail it along behind us outside, wear it (!!??), draw in it while in motion, stick fruit stickers, stamps, pocket lint, only white objects in it, make a funnel with a page, doodle while on the phone on a page printed to look like the back of an envelope, seal it, address it and mail it back to us and, quelle horreur - TAKE IT IN THE SHOWER!!!!!!!!!!!

the wild abandon of keri's ideas are such an inspiration, and when you start, you just can't stop...

i've no idea how long the journal will hold up, but the kids and i have had a ball, and we're not halfway through yet!!

it's definitely the best tenner i've spent for a good, long while :o)