Somehow, my son got the idea that the bag of flour he found was for playing with. Don't worry, I caught him before he really got hold of the bag! Maybe he remembered that we used flour when making playdough? I don't know, but he just wouldn't get the idea out of his head. Every time he saw the flour, he would point to it and ask to play. So, after a few days of him asking, I decided to let him use the flour to draw.
I got the idea from the various salt trays that preschool teachers were posting about last school year as a way to help students practice forming letters. I poured a little flour into a baking pan, took Baby Bear outside, and showed him how he could drag his finger through the flour and "draw" a picture. He drew face after face after face in the flour (his current favorite thing to draw), naming the parts as he drew: "Eyes. Nose. Mouse [mouth]. Mush [mustache... I can thank Mr. Potato Head for that one]. Hat." Eventually, he chose to pour the whole tray out, which I figured he would, but I was surprised that he chose to draw for as long as he did before this happened. He sure loves exploring new art mediums!
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| Yes! Finally! Flour, flour, flour! |
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| Ohhh, so that's what happens when you blow on flour. |
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| I think I'll stick to drawing! |
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