I'm not a fan of mess. There, I said it. It makes me anxious & I despise scrubbing stains out of clothes. But I try not to let that stop me from letting Alea get messy & letting her explore the fun in the world around her. And that includes finger paint. Oh gloriously messy finger paint. Is there anything that's messier? I think not. She approached it very cautiously (even though this was not her first encounter) but after glancing up at me and seeking my look of approval she dove right in. And instead of being disgusted with the gooey paint between her pudgy little fingers, she was entranced and refused to stop painting. (Until I bribed her with bath time!)
All that to say, that I want Alea to enjoy the "mess" in life. I want her to know that life is messy and sometimes things aren't everything you expected or wanted them to be, but I want her to learn how to embrace that. It's something I'm trying to teach myself everyday!
What little lessons do you try and teach your little one(s)?
how fun and she is so stinkin cute!
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I love this adorable little mess!! Being a mom has forced me to embrace the messy, it's a good thing they're so cute ;)
ReplyDeleteliterally that was one of the hardest things ive had to let go. OCDness. Everytime we paint (which is like once a week) I cant wait to strip their clothes off and throw them in the bath and clean up my spatered floors because Remy likes to paint her feet....wonderful for a OCD crazed mama!
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ReplyDeletegirlfriend needs a little painting apron I think! : )
ReplyDeletegetting messy that's so cute. I'm trying to teach my boys that its okay to make mistakes. I can be a perfectionist and I see that trait coming through my eldest. but sometimes we just have to let go and have fun because its about the memory.
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Bonnie Rose
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I do not know how they put up with the mess either they just don't seem bothered by it :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looked like a lot of fun thanks for sharing.
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Kudos to you, girl! I have a slight panic attack even considering a finger-painting session with my littleman... but no worries, he's still only just about to go on 3 yrs.old and makes HIS own sensory activities. For example, over lunch yesterday, he finger-painted the dining room table with peanut butter and jelly! ;)
ReplyDeleteI just saw another finger painting post!
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Now, I want to go finger paint!