Today, I am gonna talk about this little project I did, I named it “el ratton”.
So, I was checking out some stuff on the internet, you know, just browsing around. I saw some articles about this guy, “El Chapo”. Apparently, it means “shorty” in Mexico. I thought, what the heck, let’s do something fun with this. Then I stumbled upon this word, “rattan”. It’s a type of plant, like a flexible, reed-like wood. People use it to make furniture and stuff. Then, boom! An idea hit me – let’s combine these two.
I started messing around with this idea. I was thinking, maybe I can make something that looks like a mouse (“raton” in Spanish, I think), but using rattan. Not real rats, of course, just a fun project using this cool material.
- First, I gathered some rattan. It wasn’t that easy to find, but I managed.
- Then I started shaping it. You know, bending and twisting it to look like a mouse. It was quite a challenge, let me tell you. This stuff is tough!
- I added some details, like eyes and a tail. I wanted it to look kind of cute, but also a bit mysterious, like that El Chapo guy.
After a lot of trial and error, I finally got it to look like something I was happy with. It’s not perfect, but hey, it’s my little “el ratton”. It sits on my desk now, and people who see it are always curious. They ask me, “What’s that?” And I get to tell them this whole story.
Reflecting a Bit
This whole thing got me thinking about how you can take different ideas and combine them into something new. Like, who would have thought of mixing a Mexican nickname with a type of plant? It’s about being creative and thinking outside the box.
And you know what? It’s also about embracing what makes you unique. Just like those stories about “El Raton” teaching kids to be themselves, this little project taught me to appreciate my own weird ideas. I mean, who cares if it’s not something you see every day? It’s mine, and it’s unique.
So that’s my story about “el ratton”. It was a fun, little side project that turned out to be more than just making something with my hands. It became a little lesson in creativity and being yourself. Hope you enjoyed hearing about it!
