Frog light

A trip to Seattle this past week for time with Miguel's family and a Mariner's game (zzzz ....) also led to a stop by REI. You have to hand it to them for product placement ... lots of fun stuff on the wall as you are waiting in the check-out line. I have been on the search for a key-chain sized creature that is not cloth and would be engaging for young children. Kids are always needing some sort of distraction in the office either when I am listening to their chest or needing them to look a particular direction, or stop crying. So, in that REI line were these carabiner animals that have a light and make sound. Perfect. I picked out this frog who's mouth lights up and makes noise when you push the switch on its back. Miguel's take was that it was going to scare the kids not make them calm down. I have used it with several kids today and it hasn't made any of them cry and all have wanted to try it for themselves.