Friday Funny: Stuff My Kids Made That Make Me Smile

Spongebob --by my daughter.
Age: 5

Pants --by my son 
I think he was 3 when he made these. He used to make me pants daily by cutting out a rectangle from a piece of construction paper and then making a simple slit to make the legs.
I love the simplicity of these.

Here's a whole wardrobe of pants made by him.



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