Alien autopsy

My son received some very cool gifts for his birthday last week. Most required batteries—a LOT of batteries—$80 worth!

But one of the moms taped the required batteries to the outside of her gift and this woman is now my hero and should immediately be sainted or elected President or something fancy like that.

At the opposite end of the spectrum were the parent who bought my kid the Alien Autopsy gift. This little gem was opened first.

After inserting 4 AA batteries, my son mixed together the aliens guts potion which magically became edible, gooey candy that contains gallons of blue, green and red dye—that forever stains everything it touches.

As a result, my white tile floor now has rainbow-colored speckles, the living room carpet has a splotch of green in the middle of it, my son's white shirt is no longer a Sunday school shirt and our kitchen sink looks like a crime scene.

Parents, if your child ever receives an Alien Autopsy Kit, either toss it in the trash immediately or send your kid outside with it. It's a mess!

*Also, my son said the candy goo is super gross tasting, which is good because if he had eaten all of it his teeth would now be green!