Once upon a time…..a tale about messy play
This is the tale of two parents and a toddler. A tale about messy play.
So here we go, a tale about messy play…..
Once upon a time there was a little family living on a tropical island far far away. There was mama, dada and the toddler. Now mama and dada thought that it would be a good idea to start letting the toddler do more and more messy activities
“It’s good to let him be creative” they said
“He will learn lots by being messy” they said
“A great sensory experience” they said
“Our house has no carpets, it’s easy to clean up any mess” they said
Those poor naive parents.
One day when dada went off to work, mama decided, after a couple of failed attempts at finger painting due to toddler wondering off after two minutes, that today she would try finger painting again. If she sat the toddler in his booster chair and tape the paper to the table he might be less distracted by other things and actually enjoy it.
And he did.
Oh the toddler had so much fun, squealing in delight as he dunked his squishy little hand into the pots of paint and smearing the paint onto the paper. Mama was delighted, she watched as the toddler took in all the sensory experiences. She sent pictures to dada at work and onto the grandparents. She called toddler “my little Picasso”, stuck the picture up on the fridge and posted it on Instagram.
Mama and toddler giggled at being covered in paint, and the sensory experiences carried on in the shower, as the water changed different colours as the paint came off.
The toddler, now all nice and clean, went for a lovely two hour nap. Mama wiped up the paint pots and the table in no time at all. Then spent a lovely hour doing yoga. She was happy.
That afternoon they played in the paddling pool splashing around in the water, pouring water out of the stacking cups, watching it trickle out of the tiny holes in the bottom of the different sized multi coloured cups.
The dada came home and was delighted to see the toddler’s art on the fridge. He was very proud.
After dinner the tired toddler showered and went to bed, almost certainly dreaming about the fun, educational, sensory filled day he had had. The mama and dada went to bed. Proud of their little Picasso. Life was good.
The next morning the mama and dada heard that the toddler was awake, they could hear he was happy playing in his cot. They left him playing for a little longer.
Mama then went to go and get her darling little boy out of bed to start the next day. She put the light on nice and dim so as not to hurt his little eyes so early in the morning.
NOTHING could have prepared her for the scene she was about to witness.
In the faint light the mama could see the toddler stood up at the bars of his cot beaming at her, so happy to see her.
But wait, what’s this, he’s naked……he’s taken his nappy off.
She ran to the light switch and turned the light right up.
“SHIT!!!!” She said.
The darling little toddler had had so much fun painting the day day before that he clearly couldn’t wait any longer and so he decided to *paint all of his cot, his toys and the wall behind. (*here paint means smear with an inhuman amount of shit!)
mama called for the dada to come and help.
“SHIT!!!!” He said.
Mama threw the toddler in to the shower trying not to puke everywhere while she scrubbed poo off of him and removed it from his hair.
Dada threw as much of the bedding and toys as he could straight into the washing machine, doing his best not to gag.
The little toddler found the whole thing hilarious.
Dada then had to get ready and go to work.
Mama managed to complete 3 loads of poo-y washing before 8am. This is where it came in very handy living on a tropical island….hot weather in October helped the washing to dry very quickly.
The toddlers bed room was put back together before his bed time and now you would never know anything had happened.
The little toddler slept soundly that night.
The mama and dada drank a large whiskey and a baileys.
The mama and dada learned two lessons that day:
The end.
This is HILARIOUS! I can hardly stop laughing. Oh Arthur you little comedian, how can Mummy and Daddy blame you hey – you were only doing exactly what you learnt and that was the only option to paint with haha. What a lasting memory that will be xxx Ax
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Aaaargh!!! I’ve heard tales like this before and soooo glad I’ve never experienced it first hand but then, I’ve still got a toddler so never say never! The paints are staying locked up from now on!! X #brilliantblogposts
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I am in hysterics!!!! I am so sorry but this is very funny!! Ha ha ha brilliant xx
Potty Mouthed Mummy recently posted…Wicked Wednesdays #11 | The Nose
That is the wisest tale I have heard for a long time. I am so sorry for chuckling and this may bite me in the bum at a later date when it happens to me. Such a funny post xx
Complicated Gorgeousness recently posted…Patience: wherefore art thou patience?
That is the wisest tale I have heard for a long time. I am so sorry for chuckling and this may bite me in the bum at a later date when it happens to me. Such a funny post xx
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Oh this is so funny. I know it must have been horrific for you to clean up, but I’m in stitches. Sorry! One to embarrass him with on his wedding day, as revenge??
Hahaha love this Chantelle! What a naughty Arthur. And I am a bad Mummy, I rarely do messy play in the house, I let them do it at nursery or go to a group and do it there. 😉 I am not good at all with mess. x
Katie @mummydaddyme recently posted…Our Bathroom Makeover…
Hahahaha oh my god that is horrendous! You poor things that is nuts, eww eww eww! Hilarious post but omg must have been awful! Xx #brilliantblogposts
Caroline (Becoming a SAHM) recently posted…Chasing Bubbles and Collecting Conkers
Hilarious! I’ve not experienced this to that level but something similar when the girls have no nappy time for an airing. Poo and wee on the floor and hands in poo. Oh what joy. Parenthood is most definitely not glamorous hey? Great read and very funny. Xxx #brilliantblogposts
Katrina @ Beau Twins recently posted…Wedding outfits for the twins
Noooooooooo! Thankfully none of mine have EVER done this. We do get poo in the bath now and then but luckily (*touches ALL the wood*) this has never happened. YUK! x x x
ghostwritermummy recently posted…An IUGR baby: Made to Measure
Oh hon that’s on the same note absolutely hilarious and absolutely disgusting! Glad it all came out in the wash and I hope that’s the one and only time Arthur gets creative with the contents of his nappy xxx #brilliantblogposts
Mummy Tries recently posted…My first day as a WAHM
This made me laugh so much! I NEVER let babies sleep in just a nappy, we always have popper vests over the top!
His cot is amazing! Beautiful! x
Donna recently posted…Review: Nonabox – September
Oh dear, this is kind of funny when it’s not happening to you. I think most parents have a story like this to tell. I put my son in his high chair once, left the room and came back in to see his face covered in brown. I was like, what are you eating, I’m sure I haven’t left any chocolate laying around and then I realised!
LOL this post is amazing. Although I have to say how fun did the painting look! Great shots too, the wee one looked so proud haha x
Super Busy Mum recently posted…Toddlers Treats Week#5 – Apple Rings!
Bwa ha ha ha! (I’m laughing with you, not at you. I promise). I actually gasped out loud while reading this – then laughed out loud at “The mama and dada drank a large whiskey and a baileys.” Thank you for the cautionary (and hilarious) tale. I might think about duct taping baby’s pj bottoms to her when she gets a bit older. 🙂 #brillblogposts
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Sorry had to laugh. What a nightmare!
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LOL oh dear. TBH I have a son who did the poo smearing thing and he never did messy play. My sensory seeker always has messy play and never poos smears. Fingers crossed your poo incident was a one off – and you got lovely artwork too 🙂
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This made me laugh! What a naughty little monkey. I always knew messy play was a bad idea!
Sarah MumofThree World recently posted…Saturday is carrot caption day!
Now I know why I don’t do messy play, this is my worst nightmare! Hubs and his twin brother did this every naptime for 3 days as a protest against napping until my MiL finally gave in and stopped making them nap! Toddlers, eh?
Franglaise Mummy recently posted…Why it’s good to ignore your kids
I am so sorry but I cracked up at this and now I am even MORE glad that I didn’t really ever do much messy play with Grace when she was small if it leads to this!! Thank goodness. I remember my sister relaying a similar story to me about my nephew. Thank you so much for linking to PoCoLo 🙂 x
Verily Victoria Vocalises recently posted…Post Comment Love and Newbie Showcase 3rd to 5th October 2014
This made me laugh so much! try putting the nappy on backwards, it is harder to take off!! luckily we have avoided this with both our two, I’m hopng the next one won’t do it either! #pocolo
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Oh my God, this is as funny as it is disgusting. You poor, poor thing. I think I would’ve passed out.
Haha! LOL… Great post… Especially the conclusions 🙂
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Hehee, this made me giggle 🙂 Kids!
Wave to Mummy recently posted…Back to the normal state of things, finally
Ha ha, hilarious! I had to go & buy new PJs for Jumpy this morning… Every morning, she calls me and asks for milk. If I am too slow getting to her, she now takes off the poppers on her PJs and removes her nappy. When she shouts “tolet” (toilet to you and me). It is the signal that she is about to poo or pee… Last week she’d done a pee in bed and as I carried her to the bathroom, she said “oh oh, poo!” as I felt something warm and squishy under my foot. Not the best way to start the day!
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