Indoor Sandbox

According to this article at AhaParenting.com, I have not been doing a good job at nurturing my child's creativity. Of the nine suggestions they provide, I have done one. I am a bit of a neat freak, and I am not crazy about messes. I guess I am hindering my child's imagination.  So today we made an indoor sandbox. I used some coarse corn meal, a baking pan, and some sparkles. I also gave her a fork and spoon. She spent an entire HOUR playing with this. It was awesome. First she went looking for the shapes. This was good for practising her colours and shapes. Then she started drawing in the cornmeal.  I then gave her a squirt bottle full of water and some food colouring to make designs. As my anxiety grew over the mess, she continued to play. All in all it was a good time, and the mess was not too bad!