brighter moments.....

parenting magazine...... from the devil. not really, but i should have trusted my instincts.

this photo from one of their indoor activity ideas - non-tv related......play with rice & cups. perfect for your toddler......unless you are my toddler and you love the idea of "dump it out?!" bad idea, mom! i am destined to find brown rice in the dark recesses of my house for nothing short of eternity. so much for genius snow day activities. next time - veggie tales!!!!

Comments

Anonymous said…
The face--classic! Next time, maybe a sheet underneath?

Hey, I even had a thought about doing paint yesterday--for a nano-second.
4:30 PM EDT
Dave said…
wow! that is really funny!
4:47 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
I just bought dry beans to do the same thing. Bad idea, maybe?
LG
7:14 PM EDT
tami schuch said…
thanks for the laugh, kathy! good for you for trying it and for letting micah experiment (i.e. make a mess). that's more than i can say for myself-- whenever samuel uses glue and glitter for his projects, i make him set up shop in the bathtub! am i getting lameness mama points, or what? :)
9:41 PM EDT
Leslie said…
Ha ha ha ha! Take it from a mom of four, these types of activities are cruel jokes. Any type of small parts . . . um, no. No rice, beans, beads, tiny legos, nada. At least you'll have a hidden food supply if Y2K shows up in some other form!
9:59 PM EDT
patti said…
Yes...this appears to be a version of hell!
8:51 AM EDT
Unknown said…
I can always count on you to make me laugh!
7:28 PM EDT
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