i am a firm believer in having purposeful work available to children. if i pull out the spatula-turned-dried-glue-cleaner-upper and water, at least one child comes over. then two.
then a table full. then they decide they need aprons and paper towels.
then it is discovered that the spatula actually works as a flipper.
then the table is clean.
thank you, friends.
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I’ve been learning to do more of this. I was about to scrub down a toddler climber thing in the backyard yesterday and thought how much fun my kids will have when I “let” them do it today!