This question is a double-edged sword in my home. On one side, we have an opportunity to have a child well occupied for an hour or two without electronic assistance.
On the other, the possibility...ah, hell, the
all likelihood that a mess is going to be made.
But with laundry on the horizon and a myriad of other household duties on my list (not to mention another episode of Kitchen Nightmares recorded, ready to be watched), I'll take the hours of quiet time and consider the
somewhat small mess an easy price to pay.
It helps to take some precautions. With a little planning, some of the mess will take care of itself.
That is, with the help of a load of towels that will need to be washed. Easy enough.
When it takes so little to entertain - a little water, a couple of racing buddies and a vivid imagination...
it makes it hard to say no. He comes up with the storyline on his own instead of it being told to him. That's the best part, I think. Messes come and go but an imagination only grows when adequately encouraged.
This mess, for instance, came rather quickly when the orange VW bus that had previously been through some mud was invited into the pool.
Meh. When did a little mud ever hurt anyone, anyway?
On the other, the possibility...ah, hell, the all likelihood that a mess is going to be made.
But with laundry on the horizon and a myriad of other household duties on my list (not to mention another episode of Kitchen Nightmares recorded, ready to be watched), I'll take the hours of quiet time and consider the somewhat small mess an easy price to pay.
It helps to take some precautions. With a little planning, some of the mess will take care of itself.
That is, with the help of a load of towels that will need to be washed. Easy enough.
When it takes so little to entertain - a little water, a couple of racing buddies and a vivid imagination...
it makes it hard to say no. He comes up with the storyline on his own instead of it being told to him. That's the best part, I think. Messes come and go but an imagination only grows when adequately encouraged.
This mess, for instance, came rather quickly when the orange VW bus that had previously been through some mud was invited into the pool.
Meh. When did a little mud ever hurt anyone, anyway?
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The anatomy of a child's afternoon. I love it.
And he is ADORABLE.
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