Friday night fun has taken an unexpected turn here at Glory Farm. For the last several weeks we’ve been having Mr. T and Z (22 months and 10 years old) here for fun on the farm, giving their mom a break and them…some farm time. Sometimes, it takes a lot of us, to handle feeding the animals and keeping the toddler safe from horses hoofs, cats that scratch and stoves that are hot. We are getting the hang of it…
My big kids have been great! Last week we’d planned to decorate the house & tree together. Number Two Son and My Girl cleaned the house, lit a fire in the fireplace and had Christmas music playing. They were prepared for the beauty of holiday time, but unprepared for decorating with a toddler. Mr. T loves balls and things that ‘go’ and before we knew it Baby Jesus was being hurled across the room, followed by a few wise men.
This week, I was on my own. Z is creative, so we pulled out card making stuff as I fed Mr. T some dinner. 
With a full tummy and with his sister delightfully making one card after the other, I handed Mr. T a piece of paper and a Christmas stamp with red. Of course, soon all was red…the high chair, his hands and part of his arms, but he was contained. I knew just what to do…shaving cream! It is glorified soap, so I gave him a little to play with.
It was working pretty well…
…so I gave him some more.
Do you know that red stamp is sort of strong? Soon the shaving cream soap was turning pink.
When we took them home, they were full, happy, smelled rather clean and one of them…had a slightly pink head.
I have found that shaving cream is the best desk cleaner for my students. It really works well on removing glue and it makes the chore so much more fun!
I thought of you and your students as I ran to get the shaving cream!
You are THE BEST baby sitter! Mr. T looked like he was in heaven, being allowed to totally immerse himself in the tactile experience of shaving cream. And pink heads are cute..
Oh, dear Mims, thank you! It was soooo good for him. He doesn’t get to experience as much as he should. His language is just coming in and every time I gave him more shaving cream, he said,
“Tank yu”!!!