Will we ever learn?

Since fall is almost upon us, we thought it would be nice to have some fall themed activities for kids who come to Tartarus. We picked some leaves and this apple:

Easy, right?

With time issues, we decided to have Newton do some prep work for us. Remembering the firefly incident, we thought it best to leave very detailed directions.

We left this list:
     1. Trace "a"s on white paper
     2. Cut leaf shapes from dark green paper
     3. Cut red, yellow, green, and lime papers into small squares
     4. If you're unsure of anything, just check the picture or ask one of us

Plus, we left a copy of the above photo and even gave verbal directions to Newton.

This is what we got:

While there were other squares, we didn't want any dark green

These leaves are the wrong shade of green, though perhaps we could have worked with them                                                                                       

These are most definitely not green.

And in what universe do apple leaves look anything like this?

So firstly, shame on Newton for this abysmal interpretation of directions. And shame on us for expecting anything better.