Skittle Sleuth

This past weekend my family had our annual slumber party. It's always a great time of hanging out together and something to look forward to after the holidays are over. My sister wrote about the ABC's of our weekend on her blog. I hardly even got out my camera. I was just enjoying each moment of our relaxing weekend. But when Big Sissy started in on her mystery solving, I could tell by her face that this was too "serious" to not document. What started the mystery was that Big Sissy found an empty bag of Skittles next to Bub (her older cousin). When she interrogated him, he told her that he ate the Skittles, but she could still smell them near the top of the steps. She next found a small white piece of Skittle shell that looked a lot like a piece of fuzz to the untrained eye. That evidence was found here...

So it was time to start interviewing the bystanders. Aunt Darla helped her record her clues on a piece of notebook paper, and Nana found her a magnifying glass to search for more clues.

Aunt Darla clued her in to previous character inferences about Bub--that he has been known to sneak candy into his pockets. But an interview with Daddy revealed that he had caught Little Buddy with a piece of candy earlier that day. The plot thickens...

After searching every nook and cranny, she discovered a big brown mess that might have been spit-up or the inside of a Skittle. Since Bub has not spit up for several years, the evidence began to point to Little Buddy. At this point, the adults decided to reward the detective for her hard work so we planted a bit of evidence. Pretty soon she found 2 skittles on the little table where Little Buddy eats.

One Skittle was intact; the other, partially sucked as though the perpetrator had been caught in the act. That matched up with Daddy's story about Little Buddy. Conclusion: It was Little Buddy with the Skittles in the corner. Mystery solved. Reward: a new bag of Skittles. Until next time, here's good night from the Skittle Sleuth. May you sleep well, and may a mystery find you in the morning.