As it stands right now I have I have nine teeth sitting in my sock drawer in my bedroom. They will be joined tonight by another one. Tyler lost another tooth this morning. Each time it happens now there is less and less fanfare involved. There were no crazy outbursts like there used to be when he lost a tooth. He simply got a ziploc bag from the kitchen, put the tooth inside and put it under his pillow.
The tooth fairy is coming tonight.
Instead of whisking those teeth off to a far away place, she puts them in my sock drawer. Then it's up to me to decide what to do with them. So far I haven't a clue, much like a lot of the stuff I keep from when the kids were little. Their first hair cuts, their first pair of shoes, even some of my favorite shirts of theirs from when they were babies.
I collect a lot of things.
But why?
Sure all of this stuff might be fun to look back on one day, but I honestly don't know if I will want to. The thought of being an old man and rummaging through a box of teeth and old shoes might be too much for me to take. Them getting older is something that I struggle with now, what will it be like in 20 years or even 50 if I'm still alive?
After tonight there will be ten teeth in my drawer. Since Tyler is almost nine and learning the ways of the world, I don't know how many more teeth the Tooth Fairy will put in there. One day that phase of our lives will be over. Then what?
A drawer full of teeth... I might just have to leave them there.
I had no idea that Pringles were the go to gift for an eleven year old boy.
These are the Pringles he was hoping for
But that was the case for my nephew Dylan who last week celebrated his birthday and at the top of his list were everyone's favorite potato chips in a can. I myself have been a huge Pringles fan my entire life. I know that there are better things in the world to eat for a snack, but seriously I'm willing to take the chance that they are not going to kill me or make me morbidly obese. Face it, Pringles are great.
So I went out and bought him as many different cans of Pringles as I could find. Sadly I could only come up with five at my local Walgreens. It was going to have to do.
Apparently five cans was enough though, as he said something along the lines of it being the best present ever! (He also got a bunch more cans from other family member's so he should be set until he turns twelve.)
Wouldn't you know it that last week I was chosen to to be a Force For Fun influencer by Pringles to help promote their latest campaign involving Star Wars. After a nationwide search for the best fan made Star Wars related Pringles ad, it is now down to the top seven. Pringles has asked me to share these videos with you, and since it's PRINGLES and STAR WARS, who was I to say no? In fact, now that I think about Pringles probably used some Jedi mind tricks to get me to do it.
For the next few weeks I will be sharing these videos with you and give you the opportunity to win some cool prizes. More on that later.
This weeks video is titled "Sounds Like a Party." The two film makers Jared Hedges and Dave Cain literally grew up on Star Wars. Hedges used to watch Return of the Jedi EVERY morning as a kid, while Cain used to make Star Wars videos where he would dress his sister as a stormtrooper. This contest was a natural fit for them.
The idea behind their commercial is that three friends discover that eating Pringles has given them the magic ability to make actual Star Wars sounds. They jump at the chance to recreate some of the most memorable Star Wars scenes with homemade props, costumes, and of course Pringles.
Actual movie scene on the left, recreated in the ad on the right
I have had the opportunity to watch all these videos and I have to say that they are really clever. Given the chance to put Star Wars and Pringles together, I don't know what I would have come up with. Chances are, probably not what Hedges and Cain were able to do:
So now it's your turn. For the next five weeks I will be giving away prizes to one of my lucky readers. All you have to do in return is follow along and participate in the challenges outlined in the giveaway form below. May the force be with you.
