Who Put Socks On The Porcupine?

The girl and I have a daily routine when I pick her up from pre-school. She tells me that she needs to show me everything that she did in school that day. I ask her to leave everything in her back pack until we get home. Once safely buckled into her car seat, she unpacks her back pack and hands me everything that is inside while I attempt to navigate the pick-up lanes, school speed zones, and general traffic, all under the watchful eye of Officer Friendly as he patrols the streets of our fair town.

Yesterday, I was treated to Mr. Snowman, the girl’s recent winter creation.

She handed me the accordion-legged Mr. Valentine while explaining that “his arm is broken” and telling me that “you need to fix him.”

The fact that she can hold a pencil and create that face is no small miracle. Captain Chaos’ teachers and therapists work very hard with her.

Then she handed me this...

A porcupine in socks?

Let’s see…

It’s winter, so they made a snow man. It’s February, so they made a Valentine’s Day decoration. But, a porcupine in socks? I thought it might be a ground hog, but ground hogs generally don’t wear spaghetti in their hair. I momentarily thought “Chinchilla,” but a quick Google search nixed that idea. So, I’m puzzled. Why did Captain Chaos' class make porcupines in February? Why did they put them in socks?

The girl isn’t telling.

Your guess is as good as mine.