and green and a nice turquoisey colour too.

You need to read this particular blog carefully. If I can save one parent from having to go through what I'm going through, then I should get some sort of medal or at the very least, a bottle of wine.

Ya know that Crayola colour explosion paper? The black paper that comes with the special pen and it makes all sorts of rainbow pictures? The kids love it and actually, so do I. We do lots of nice pictures together. Good ol' family fun.

Ya......so never ever ever ever ever (are you getting this?) EVER pick up that paper while your hands are wet. Because the black comes off onto your hands and turns them a cornucopia of colours - mostly different shades of blues and greens. Quite pretty actually. Yes, a beautiful rainbow of colours that is somewhat.......PERMANENT.

Oh, that's not right......I'm sorry. I didn't meant to yell. I just lost my head for a minute there.

It's just that it's now day two and my hands are STILL blue. I've scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed and my hands are now not only different shades of blue and green, they are dry and sandpapery. They're a bit sore so it's hard to type. Makes me kind of grumpy.

So my advice to you, dear readers, is always make sure your hands are completely dry when playing with the black paper.

There! I've done my good deed for the day.

Now go colour with your kids. Just make sure your hands are dry.