Messy Play
Jake & Ellie’s Snow White & Batman outfits, a present from my in-laws, arrived today. I expected dressing up & playing with those to take up most of the afternoon but after some initial...
View ArticleWhat a muddy mess!
From almost as soon as they could walk, and probably before, Jake & Ellie have loved playing with water. This morning things were a bit strange outside. There seemed to be something there…let’s see...
View ArticleThe Puddle & the Pens
Ellie wanted to draw with colouring pens on the muddy puddle that she & Jake made. She asked if she could & we said (definitely) “No”. She argued. “So why ask?”, we didn’t say. “Ellie”, we did...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day! The Masterchef Edition
We had a great messy play session on Thursday evening, at Jake & Ellie’s request. Their creations were, variously, “a fat tummy” (too much flour), “peanut butter” & “cake”. I was very tempted...
View ArticleA Brief History of Messy Play
It’s been long time since I did a messy play post; not since April in fact. Too long! The main reason is that I take a lot of photos so going thorough them, selecting the best ones, adding my watermark...
View ArticleOutdoor Messy Play!
It’s the best place for it, in my experience. ‘Outdoors’, that is. The clue’s in the name: Messy Play. It’s messy! It all started with an old tin of Smash* I found in the kitchen cupboard. It was...
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