Trying to be Mom of the Year over here and all those cute activities don’t seem to work out in this house. I made the rice sensory bin for my kids, which means the entire time they play with it, I call out every minute or so, “The. rice. stays. in. the. bin.” like some sort of rice dictator. And no matter how careful they are, rice ends up everywhere because it’s RICE IN A BIN.
Yesterday, I decided to try a baby oil activity where you put it in a freezer bag with colored pom-poms (and a piece of paper that has the same colors on the outside) so the darling child can move the pom-poms to the corresponding color on the paper. I found the feel of the baby oil inside the bag enjoyable and would soon learn that I found the feel of the baby oil outside the bag less enjoyable. I left my darling child to play with it (I had taped it shut) because one point of these cute activities is to occupy them while you cook, clean, etc. Right?! Silly mama. After she arranged all the pom-poms, she decided to investigate the inside, which means I have a literal OIL SPILL all over my kitchen table, chair, booster, floor. And after about ten washings, I realized the oil is more stubborn than me. So everything is just going to look a little shiny for a while.
So if you have never had the time or energy or resources to try these cute activities, don’t you worry about it. You’re not missing anything except extra cleaning. And if these cute activities work out for you, consider yourself blessed.
Keep on keepin’ on 
(I am not dancing here, I am slipping on baby oil).
coming full circle 