Then I shut down, give up, feeling like I've already produced a wealth of entertaining projects, when in fact, nothing has been accomplished, the table is bare !
So, I set the table up with pots of beans, seeds, spices and a mound of dough, leftover from pie making.
He's still there, at the table, an hour and a half later, mixing, smelling, chopping, tasting !
We took a wander in the garden, finding fresh ingredients, herbs snipped and smelt, adding more interest to my little chefs creations.
Reminding myself ( yet again ) simple, slow, easy is the best
Water Play - make the most of the good weather, in the garden with buckets, pots, pans, washing doll's clothes, cuddly toys, bikes, the car.
Painting - think big, splatter paint, foot prints, take your paints to a favourite spot and capture it.
Play dough, dough, salt dough - add seeds, spices, beans, herbs, colour.
What's your go to, easy activity ?
He does the washing up too.
4 comments:
Mine used to love magic painting- paintbrushes and a mug of water. They could paint bid designs on the patio, than watch as the warmth of the sun made them disappear! The other thing they used to ask me over and over for was "float or sink"- big bowl of water and lots of objects to drop in. They would guess whether each one would float or sink!
Lovely - James likes washing up - hope it will last xx
nearly always something water related here - coloured water for mixing (with glitter/beads/sequins etc), washing up, bubbles, dolly swimming parties, oooh and ice play. All pretty quick and easy to set up :-)
Love these photos.
Excellent. It is so easy to get bogged down with exciting ideas and get nothing done!
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