Yesterday morning the kids tumbled downstairs and, instead of grabbing cereal boxes first thing, they grabbed the "play rice" and started scooping and pouring with old spice bottles I save. I was enjoying that they were occupying themselves until I realized,
"I have a four-week-old baby. I don't even have time to sweep the disgusting kitchen floor regularly and I just gave my kids a big bag of dried rice . . . which is now strewn across my entire floor. Smart move, Mama." Well, it got me to sweep up the floor anyway.
At two-and-a-half, Mary has launched into representational drawing. In the bottom right of this page, she drew a sun with rays coming out of it (then scribbled over it). And on the left side, she drew some kind of little person or creature (head, eyes, two legs).
Here, Mary showed me that she drew Mama on the right side (big figure with some skewed facial features) and herself on the left side (smaller figure, two eyes, two arms, two legs). Fun!
This afternoon the kids were occupying themselves beautifully for almost two hours with two spray bottles and a few rags in the sun room. Then I heard screams and protests, "He was spraying me!" "
She was spraying me!" I asked, "Were you two fighting or were you having fun spraying each other?" They sat in perplexed silence and I explained, "You could be spraying each other to be mean or you could be spraying each other to have fun. Which was it?" "FUN!" The little guys hadn't known you could have a fun water fight, so then they drenched each other, one spray at a time, and giggles abounded.
Yesterday morning the kids tumbled downstairs and, instead of grabbing cereal boxes first thing, they grabbed the "play rice" and started scooping and pouring with old spice bottles I save. I was enjoying that they were occupying themselves until I realized, "I have a four-week-old baby. I don't even have time to sweep the disgusting kitchen floor regularly and I just gave my kids a big bag of dried rice . . . which is now strewn across my entire floor. Smart move, Mama." Well, it got me to sweep up the floor anyway.
At two-and-a-half, Mary has launched into representational drawing. In the bottom right of this page, she drew a sun with rays coming out of it (then scribbled over it). And on the left side, she drew some kind of little person or creature (head, eyes, two legs).
Here, Mary showed me that she drew Mama on the right side (big figure with some skewed facial features) and herself on the left side (smaller figure, two eyes, two arms, two legs). Fun!
This afternoon the kids were occupying themselves beautifully for almost two hours with two spray bottles and a few rags in the sun room. Then I heard screams and protests, "He was spraying me!" "She was spraying me!" I asked, "Were you two fighting or were you having fun spraying each other?" They sat in perplexed silence and I explained, "You could be spraying each other to be mean or you could be spraying each other to have fun. Which was it?" "FUN!" The little guys hadn't known you could have a fun water fight, so then they drenched each other, one spray at a time, and giggles abounded.
I laughed out loud that John and Mary didn't know they were having fun!! That's so cute.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Squirt guns are a FAVORITE pastime here. They keep begging me to let them bring them inside. FOR GET IT, I tell them; somehow they find enough ways to make lots of wet messes in our bathroom....messes that require Mama's attention.
ReplyDeleteThe rice and the spray bottles are both great idea's with 3.5 and 2.5 year olds plus one on the way and my 3 year old nephew who is with us most of the week! I will be copying both of those this summer when it warms up here in Wisconsin... hopefully that will give me a little time to kick my feet up!!
ReplyDeleteAshley: The latest wet mess inside is that Mary has taken to washing her feet. So everytime I turn my back, I find her in the bathroom, sitting in the sink, soap all over her feet, her dress soaked, and water pooling on the countertop. I guess at least she values cleanliness.
ReplyDeleteOh that sweet Mary! LOL I wonder if she will take things to the next level if she witnesses the foot washing at Mass tomorrow. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteJust read your comment about Mary in the sink too! Gee, I know another precocious little girl who's done that!!!