Sesame street taught me a lot of lessons that stay with me even today, but one of the lessons that I enjoy the most is "One of these things is NOT like the others."  Under that premise I sat down with the kids and played a game "What do these things have in common?"

First I showed the children this guy, they had no doubt "Oh That's Super Grover!" They called out!

Next I showed them this one, "It's MISS PIGGY!!!" was another of their correct answers.

I then took a picture of Cookie monster, and before they could sing "C is for Cookie!" they knew who it was. My oldest used up his guess first "They are all from the Muppets!" I had to tell him he was just very wrong... that is not what they have in common. (Especially because there was another picture I still hadn't shown them yet. He really does like to answer the question before it's completely given.)

When I unveiled this picture the children could only stutter out confusion, they had NO idea what all of the pictures had in common, other than that they were all puppets, and I told them that wasn't it at all.

Do you know what they all have in common?

I'll give you a hint…

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This guy. Once showing the kids clips of all the different people he plays they could hear it in the voice, but it was mind blowing that all of 'these guys" are "this guy"

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Those of you with children probably know how easily something that's a little funny at first can get out of hand.  It began when I was cut off in traffic and said (in my best silly voice)

"This is a public service announcement: 

If you drive poorly, you're more likely to get in an accident.

This has been a public service announcement."

The children laughed and then I started to hear this thing continue from that momentum.  Little voices said:

"This is a public service announcement

If you pour water over yourself you'll be wet.

This has been a public service announcement."

and

"This is a public service announcement

If you spend all of your money, you don't have any.

This has been a public service announcement."

My favorite one of them came after the novelty of it ran off and the jokes had all subsided.  My daughter took a sip of soup and pulled back and said 'Ouch this is hot!' I then heard three echoes from her siblings:

"This is a public service announcement

If you try to eat hot soup it may burn your mouth.

This has been a public service announcement."

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