We've made home-made play-dough a few times before
in the Baby Squared household, but today was special, because we did it
without pants. That is, the girls did. Elsa started it. We were all
just hanging out in the living room, reading books and doing puzzles
and stuff, and she suddenly decided to pull her pants down. (Her very
favorite pants, too -- the black pleather ones her grandma scored from
the thrift shop!) I asked her if she wanted to go to the potty (not
like she ever does), but she said no, and started shuffling around with
her pants around her ankles, grinning. "Elsa funny?" she asked. "Yeah,"
I replied. "You're pretty funny." She eventually took them all the way
off, and Clio decided that this seemed like a pretty good idea, so I
helped her take her pants off too. Both girls suggested that I follow
suit, but I declined. My legs aren't nearly as cute as theirs are.
The pants stayed off all afternoon. I think
this made the play-dough making experience extra special. The girls got
to feel more connected to their medium, while at the same time saving
their pants from wet flour paste and food coloring stains. (This is
especially good for Elsa, who asks to wear her black pleather pants
almost every day.) It was also gave the whole thing a summery sort of
feel, in spite of the fact that outside it was 29 degrees, with a foot
of snow on the ground.
So,
without further ado, here you go: Play-Dough Sans Pants. Or Pantless
Play-dough, if you don't like the French. (Apologies to my French
readers. I like you.)
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