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Today we read "The Beautiful Oops!" by Barney Saltzberg and were inspired to create something from paper scraps and painted paper mistakes. Mistakes are part of our growth mindset. "It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.(Amazon)" Our imaginations ran wild and we felt creative bliss. Great fun was had by all and any worry dolls are now living in style. This is our happy place! -Mrs. Steers