I was doing some testing this morning with a 7 year-old girl. A very nice girl. Cute as a button.
I was watching her complete a writing task as she quite absent-mindedly put the blunt end of the pencil up her left nostril.
I decided to retire this pencil from my test kit and send it home with her with my holiday wishes!
I also offered her one of my nose-shaped pencil sharpeners. This way, the next time she sticks a pencil up a nostril she’ll at least get a sharp point out of the deal!
Very funny!
I’m going to assume that was one of your child clients. I like the nose-shaped pencil sharpener…sounds like classic Archie McPhee.
Yes, she is 7 years old. The pencil sharpeners are awesome! Some of kids are disgusted by them, however. They are more mature than me.
Gack! I am disgusted by the sharpener but really have no room to be considering my own 7-year-old self’s adventures with an eraser up the nose. Came right off the pencil and may still be lodged in my brain.
Ha!
Too funny!