Just because they say they want a dog or a sword or a flower does not mean that you have to make the most basic version that six mothers from the PTA learned last year for the school fun fair. I have more fun when a parent tries to "help" a child make up their mind and suggests a dog. I have a fairly simple three balloon dog that looks like either Pluto or Blue that just blows the parents away. I have three or four swords to liven things up, and when I am having fun I will tell the child "I'm sorry only pirate captains are allowed to have a pirate sword. Are you a Pirate Captain? You are? But you don't have your pirate captain hat on. You have to have a Pirate Captian Hat before you can have your sword." Now I made a production out of it. The kid feels special and I did two very simple things. Plus it made it more interesting for me.
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