When the kids were younger, we would tell them to pick only the red ones, and make sure there was red all around. It was funny, because as we'd pass by other families with young children, they were telling them the same things.
There were several families from various countries there, too. We heard English, Spanish, German, and Russian languages, and from what we could interpret, they had the same messages to their kids: only pick the red ones.
This always starts the warm weather for us as we enjoy strawberry smoothies, strawberry shortcake, and make homemade strawberry jam for PB&J's later that fall. With our oldest at college and our son at work, we only have one helper left. She's a good strawberry picker, though, and keeps us entertained. Talks the entire time.
