Mud Puppies

Inspired by another local caregiver, Brenda, we decided that, in keeping with our theme of "SPRING!", we would bring water to the park and make mud. Yes, there is lots of mud down by the river, but a) it's by the river and b) it's very... muddy. THIS is nice, clean mud. Sandbox sand turned damp.

Owen's strategy is to put some water in the bucket, then to pour sand on top, until water becomes ooze becomes mud becomes ... sand. Which leaves one wondering what the point of the endeavor was. But he was having fun! And engrossed! Look at the intensity:
Milan had a slightly different technique, stopping when it was sufficiently mold-able to be decanted into a variety of other containers. Here, we are making egg-cup mud-balls.


Willa and Dominic were interested, sorta...

Dominic certainly enjoyed the feel of the goopy wet stuff in the buckets.

And the way the globules flew through the air when he waved his hands? THAT was definitely interesting!!

Though I suspect Milan preferred Dominic's preferred activity: gnawing on the sand toys.

And where is Willa? Well, after an exploratory feel of the mud, she really wasn't all that interested. This pole, however, offers a certain scope for play. First, you can get yourself UPRIGHT with a pole, and upright is a Good Thing...

And secondly, you can play PEEK-a-boo with Ilona (and that wonderful camera).
We called it a Successful Outing.