Paintin' with Puddin'

Wednesday a few of Mali’s preschool classmates came over to celebrate the end of summer with a Messy Day party. Mali wanted to prepare a tea party and I had to gently explain to her that we were going to make a mess. The kids all brought their lunches and after lunch the mess began. Hallie and brother Sawyer, Noah and brother Owen and Mali all went outside to paint with pudding! It did not take Mali long to paint her body and to indulge in the pudding. It was funny to see how each child’s personality came through by playing in the pudding (group therapy idea????:) Just kidding, I’m not sure that would win parents approval). Mali dove right in and got messy, Hallie painted herself but was also the only one to really paint a picture, Owen sort of played on his own with the pudding but really played in the sprinkler. Noah also played alone, but became upset when Mali dumped pudding in his hair and sough revenge. He also really enjoyed the sprinkler. Sawyer did not like the pudding and found other fun things to do. It was also funny to see the division in gender. The boys were squirting everyone with the sprinkler and the girls were sunning themselves! We finished off the fun with rinsing everyone in the sprinkler. Then the kids enjoyed delicious cookies that Hallie’s mom made and cupcakes that Noah’s mom brought. I’m thankful for these friends that enjoyed letting our kids make a mess and just have a great time! Thanks Shonda and Rachael! Now the kids are officially ready for the structure of the school year! We are sad that none of our children will be in the same class this year, but we look forward to playing together any way.