Playing in the kitchen

Isaac likes to hang out where-ever the action is.  Normally when I'm in the kitchen trying to cook, he likes to be in there too.  Isaac keeps busy by pulling out stuff from our cupboards and drawers or dumping everything out of our recycling bin.  If I'm not watching, he'll try to go through the garbage under the sink if he gets a chance.

Today I put a towel on the floor.  Added some water and some toy eggs to a large heavy pot.  Put the pot on the towel.  Gave him a wooden spoon and a plastic ladle, then let him have a go at the pot.  He had a great time!  He crouched over his pot banging the spoon around, splashing out water, transferring the eggs between the pot and ladle.  After 30 minutes, he was still there playing away - the floor was wet, his clothes were drenched, his face was dripping with water, and he had a big grin on his face.  I stripped him of his wet clothing and he continued playing for awhile.  I was able to get most of the dinner preparation done while he played.

Definitely a great activity.  It was easy to clean since it's only water and I had a towel handy to wipe up the floor and surrounding area.  We will have to do this again another time.