Sometimes a kid grabs the colored pencils and ends up with a picture of an octopus.
Judging by its color, the octopus is not angry.
This unsolicited picture may be foreshadowing. Younger offspring recently got a chapter book about giant squids and may be working up to dictating a review of it. Maybe next Friday.
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I am jealous. That is much better octopus than I could draw.
Are you sure PZ didn't draw this?
PZ does look different without his makeup on.
Seriously great octopus. You have a talented sprog there! Two, actually, as I now own some fine sprog-art myself, courtesy of your Donor's Choose drive. :)