Speck or Ant? No way to know for sure. Except by stepping on them.

[marydell]

So now Charlie thinks every speck on the floor is an ant. We have very old, tired, staple-hole-filled hardwood floors that spent 50 years living under a carpet before we came along. There are a lot of specks. I keep explaining to him that if it isn't moving, it probably isn't an ant, but he doesn't believe me and, to be fair, there is a non-zero chance that a speck really is an ant. It is August, after all.

C: Oh no, ant! Ant! Mommy, ant should go outside. [Pause to see if "ant" goes outside] *stomp*

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Magnifying glass! Melissa & Doug have a nice snake-themed one that SteelyKid got as a birthday party favor.

[noveldevice.livejournal.com]

When all you have is a hammer, every problem will, appropriately or no, reduce itself in your mind to a nail. :)

[ashnistrike.livejournal.com]

At least it's easy, prop-free entertainment.