An Introduction to Play Dough

 Our oldest grand daughter really enjoys playing with play dough  so I decided to try it with the twins.

My worry with trying anything new with them is that they will put it in their mouths.

They are getting better at not mouthing everything but sometimes it's irresistible as you can see in the video, the little one is chewing.

It went better than I thought it would.

This will be an activity we can do more often.

What's in the Tub, Tuesday?

SNOW!!

It's been snowing here for a few days, which is really rare for February and the lower mainland.

Perfect opportunity to bring some inside to explore.

 The twins haven't experienced snow yet and they were mesmerized.

 The older cousin handed out some tools

and the play continued.

 I loved watching their expressions when feeling the snow

and how capable they were at using the tools.

I showed them how to use the red scoop to make balls.

Then we built a snowman.

So much fun to bring snow inside.

Exploring the Playground

Every morning we take the girls for a long walk.  Most days we pass by this big, beautiful playground.

The older one always wants to stop and play.

Opa and I weren't quite ready to try it with the twins till this past week.

For a couple of reasons we held back.  

One they are not walking yet so how would they like being on the ground but mainly because with three they would go in all directions.

The first visit we let them explore a little then had a break by putting them together in this swing.

 On the second visit they were more adventurous.

When we needed a little break we gathered them together on this merry go round.

It will be exciting to watch as they grow and become more confident each time we visit.

First Play Dough

My grand daughter is just over a year old and I've been wondering which play dough recipe would be best to offer her to play with,

knowing at this age she will probably attempt to eat it.

 So I had been looking up edible dough recipes when I realized I could just give her some of the sugar cookie dough that I was using to make Easter cookies.

It was perfect and she surprised me by not putting any in her mouth-

- wasn't even interested.

I was using my big rolling pin and she wanted to try it so I dug out a smaller one for her which she loved.

I enjoyed watching her try to use it a variety of ways.

Which led me to pull out a few more tools for her.

I had picked up an inexpensive set of cookie cutters at the dollar store to keep at her house.

We were busy playing for almost a half an hour.

A few days later it was time to decorate the cookies so I thought if the dough worked great for her then maybe the icing would be fun to use as finger paint.

It was a hit.

And again I was surprised she didn't put it in her mouth.

(She doesn't take after her Nana for a sweet tooth)

She wasn't impressed when I dabbed some on her nose.