Go Fly a Kite!!

The visit of author Kaled Hosseini sponsored by the Oklahoma Poets and Writers headed up by Teresa Miller inspired a bit of creativity at Sweet Tooth.
I suggested that everyone who works at Sweet Tooth take a kite which we purchased and decorate it.  We planned on hanging our kites up by the door....oh, I don't know......just for the fun of it.
In years past we have dreamed up some similiar projects, which have had absolutely nothing to do with what we sell here at Sweet Tooth.  One year we took brooms and created "people" out of them. Then we put them in the front window to greet our customers.
The kite decorating proved to be a challenge.  Jeff's kite, in particular, with its Superman theme and at least 1.15 pounds of candy glued to the Superman emblem was the most messy and the most time consuming project!.  Sarah's kite proves that left over cupcake cups can be turned into objects of beauty and art. 
Doris' love of owls inspired her to make her own owls out of felt and someone out there in Facebook land asked if she could buy Doris' kite!
Jesse and Janet journeyed down the Road of Bling.....both of them distracted by shiny objects.
Alyssa had been wanting to take multi-colored cord and turn her kite into a tribute to LOVE....
And guess who discovered that she has crafting abilities?? Lisa, whose kite is a souvenir from her recent trip to Northern California.  And just to prove Lisa down deep was ready to decorate a kite, Lisa had saved all sorts of tickets, maps, a cup, and more from her trip.  Better than a scrapbook page.
Any day now we are expecting Sabrina to turn up with a Girl Scout kite....or maybe one illustrating musical theatre.
Each time a kite appeared at the store the staff oohed and awed over each other's work.  We laughed, we questioned, we smiled really big smiles and after all was done, the kite decorating project which seemed so difficult at first turned out to provide moments of fun and comradery.
Flying Kites at Sweet Tooth ...  I said it had nothing to do with what we sell at the store, but it had everything to do with our being a TEAM and really liking each other.  I think that translates into a store which is most often a great place to spend some time.