cat ate my art project

I was just consoling Zoe who was out and out crying because the cat came up and tore into her folded papertowel-foamies art project. I tried to explain to Zoe that a cat ripping up her art project is a form of flattery.. that they thought it was another toy she made for them, and that they didn't know any better. I swear we have the only cats for whom my kids can truly say: "My cat ate my homework"