The (silly) thinker
Smelling our traditional 4th of July cake
At first, Amelia sprayed the sliding glass patio door with the sprinkler wand on the hose. She loves to use the hose, and getting to spray the house was a big treat. Megan was sitting inside the door, and she liked to watch the water, too. The dry foam shapes stuck very well to the glass when it was all wet.
But once we started putting shapes on, the sprinkler was too forceful and washed all the shapes off the glass. So then we tried sprinkling the deck to make puddles, dipping the shapes in the puddles, and then putting them on the window. This resulted in Amelia turning on the hose every other minute so that she could keep playing with the water. So then I got out a plastic tub, and we dunked the shapes in the water. We could use paintbrushes or sponge brushes to apply the water, but I think next time we'll get out her spray bottle, because I know she'll like that. Most of the shapes stuck on through lunchtime; Amelia kept commenting on her pretty pictures during lunch. But with the heat of the day today, they are starting to fall off now.