The other day while we were picking weeds, I said to Joshua, "I smell rain." He laughed and found that to be the funniest thing. "How can you smell rain?" he wanted to know. And guess what? It was really hard to explain what I meant.
Which scent would you say has the most power to take you back somewhere? To me, it might be the smell of pine 'cause it instantly transports me to Camp Luther in Three Lakes, Wisconsin.
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| Source: Staples Canada |
How about for school? Is it a brand-new box of crayons that takes you back? Maybe it's a freshly-opened can of Play-Doh? I used to love the smell of paste. It was so yummy I wanted to eat it! Who else is there with me? Anyone? Anyone? Or maybe it's the mimeo of days gone by. Who wouldn't love to hold a moist, just-off-the-press blueprint in their hands right now?
Staples Canada was interested in school smells, too, so this past June they surveyed 2500 people; click {here} to hear what they had to say about their sense of smell and specific scents that take them back to the schoolhouse.
Chalk? Erasers? Construction paper?
While you're there, enter your data on the scents
that take you back to school.
And next time you're in Staples, don't forget an easy button.
My kids love to hear it say, "That was easy!"
after they problem-solve with me.
