diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index 7c16214a78..65bacfec5a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -1660,14 +1660,28 @@ QVector<QUuid> EntityScriptingInterface::getChildrenIDs(const QUuid& parentID) {
         return result;
     }
 
-    EntityItemPointer entity = _entityTree->findEntityByEntityItemID(parentID);
-    if (!entity) {
-        qCDebug(entities) << "EntityScriptingInterface::getChildrenIDs - no entity with ID" << parentID;
-        return result;
-    }
-
+    //EntityItemPointer entity = _entityTree->findEntityByEntityItemID(parentID);
+    //if (!entity) {
+    //    qCDebug(entities) << "EntityScriptingInterface::getChildrenIDs - no entity with ID" << parentID;
+    //    return result;
+    //}
     _entityTree->withReadLock([&] {
-        entity->forEachChild([&](SpatiallyNestablePointer child) {
+        QSharedPointer<SpatialParentFinder> parentFinder = DependencyManager::get<SpatialParentFinder>();
+        if (!parentFinder) {
+            return;
+        }
+        bool success;
+        SpatiallyNestableWeakPointer parentWP = parentFinder->find(parentID, success);
+        if (!success) {
+            return;
+        }
+        SpatiallyNestablePointer parent = parentWP.lock();
+        if (!parent) {
+            return;
+        }
+    //_entityTree->withReadLock([&] {
+        //entity->forEachChild([&](SpatiallyNestablePointer child) {
+        parent->forEachChild([&](SpatiallyNestablePointer child) {
             result.push_back(child->getID());
         });
     });
diff --git a/scripts/defaultScripts.js b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
index 13994a7e3c..12e9a4fd58 100644
--- a/scripts/defaultScripts.js
+++ b/scripts/defaultScripts.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ var DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_COMBINED = [
     "system/firstPersonHMD.js",
     "system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js",
     "system/emote.js",
-    "system/createobject.js",
-    "system/deleteobject.js"
+    "system/createobject.js"
 ];
 var DEFAULT_SCRIPTS_SEPARATE = [
     "system/controllers/controllerScripts.js"
diff --git a/scripts/system/createobject.js b/scripts/system/createobject.js
index 527bf64315..887313130c 100644
--- a/scripts/system/createobject.js
+++ b/scripts/system/createobject.js
@@ -3,34 +3,69 @@
     var tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
 
     function createEntity(description, position, parent) {
-    var entity = Entities.addEntity({
-            type: "Sphere",
-            position: position,
-            dimensions: Vec3.HALF,
-            dynamic: true,
-            collisionless: true,
-            parentID: parent,
-            lifetime: 300  // Delete after 5 minutes.
-        });
-    print(description + ": " + entity);
-    return entity;
+        var entity = Entities.addEntity({
+                type: "Sphere",
+                position: position,
+                dimensions: Vec3.HALF,
+                dynamic: true,
+                collisionless: true,
+                parentID: parent,
+                lifetime: 300  // Delete after 5 minutes.
+            });
+        //print(description + ": " + entity);
+        return entity;
     }
 
-
     function createBabies() {
-    var position = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiplyQbyV(MyAvatar.orientation, {x: 0, y: 2, z: -5}));
-    var root = createEntity("Root", position, Uuid.NULL);
-    var ctr;
-    var avatarChildren = [];
-    // make five children.
-    for(var ctr = 0; ctr < 5; ctr++) {
-        avatarChildren.append(CreateEntity("Child" + ctr, Vec3.sum(position, { x: ctr, y: -1, z: ctr }), root));
-    }}
+        var position = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiplyQbyV(MyAvatar.orientation, {x: 0, y: 2, z: -5}));
+        //var root = createEntity("Root", position, Uuid.NULL);
+        var avatarChildren = [];
+        var overlayChildren = [];
+        var entityChildren = [];
+        var avatar = MyAvatar.sessionUUID;
+        if (avatar === Uuid.NULL) {
+            avatar = MyAvatar.SELF_ID;
+        }
+        var textToWrite = "Avatar UUID: " + avatar + "\n\n";
+        // make five children.
+        for(var ctr = 0; ctr < 5; ctr++) {
+            var entity = createEntity("AvatarChild" + ctr, Vec3.sum(position, { x: ctr, y: -1, z: ctr }), avatar);
+            avatarChildren.push(entity);
+            textToWrite += "AvatarChild" + ctr + " UUID: " + entity + "\n";
+        }
+        var overlay = Overlays.addOverlay("cube", {
+            position: Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiplyQbyV(MyAvatar.orientation, { x: 0, y: 0, z: -3 })),
+            rotation: MyAvatar.orientation,
+            dimensions: { x: 0.3, y: 0.3, z: 0.3 },
+            solid: true
+        });
+        textToWrite += "\nOverlay UUID: " + overlay + "\n\n";
+        for(var ctr = 0; ctr < 5; ctr++) {
+            var entity = createEntity("OverlayChild" + ctr, Vec3.sum(position, { x: ctr, y: -1, z: ctr }), overlay);
+            overlayChildren.push(entity);
+            textToWrite += "OverlayChild" + ctr + " UUID: " + entity + "\n";
+        }
+        var rootEntity = Entities.addEntity({
+                type: "Sphere",
+                position: position,
+                dimensions: Vec3.HALF,
+                dynamic: true,
+                collisionless: true,
+                lifetime: 300  // Delete after 5 minutes.
+        });
+        textToWrite += "\nEntity UUID: " + rootEntity + "\n\n";
+        for(var ctr = 0; ctr < 5; ctr++) {
+            var entity = createEntity("EntityChild" + ctr, Vec3.sum(position, { x: ctr, y: -1, z: ctr }), rootEntity);
+            entityChildren.push(entity);
+            textToWrite += "EntityChild" + ctr + " UUID: " + entity + "\n";
+        }
+        console.log(textToWrite);
+    }
 
     button = tablet.addButton({
         icon: "icons/tablet-icons/clap-i.svg",
         text: "Create OBJ", 
-        sortOrder: 1
+        sortOrder: 12
     });
 
     button.clicked.connect(createBabies);
diff --git a/scripts/system/deleteobject.js b/scripts/system/deleteobject.js
index 2c366b5546..ff65762497 100644
--- a/scripts/system/deleteobject.js
+++ b/scripts/system/deleteobject.js
@@ -3,21 +3,20 @@
     var tablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
 
     function destroyBabies() {
-    var avatarEntityID = 
-    for(var ctr = 0; ctr < getChildrenIDs(); ctr++) {
-        avatarChildren.append(CreateEntity("Child" + ctr, Vec3.sum(position, { x: ctr, y: -1, z: ctr }), root));
-    }}
+        // TODO: destroy babies
+    }
+
 
     button = tablet.addButton({
-        icon: "icons/tablet-icons/clap-i.svg",
+        icon: "icons/tablet-icons/clap-a.svg",
         text: "Destroy OBJ", 
-        sortOrder: 1
+        sortOrder: 13
     });
 
-    button.clicked.connect(createBabies);
+    button.clicked.connect(destroyBabies);
 
     Script.scriptEnding.connect(function () {
-        button.clicked.disconnect(createBabies);
+        button.clicked.disconnect(destroyBabies);
         if (tablet) {
             tablet.removeButton(button);
         }