Creative Play

Megan found a stash of clay I had laying around in the basement. She asked if she could play with it. I was hesitant at first, but thought, "Why? Why should I worry about her playing with clay? I don't have carpet, so it can't get ground in there, and she's not that messy..." So I let her have at it. I was very surprised with how well she did! She, of course, started out with the obligatory "snakes" but then she started making people. Yup, complete with legs, arms, torso, feet, head, and of course, hair.

Miranda watched in avid fascination, but I realized that I had not gotten the PlayDough out enough, but made too many PlayDough Cookies... she kept saying, "I want cookie!" and would run after wherever Megan tried to hide her clay people, pull them apart, and look for the cookie. Thankfully, I don't think she actually ate the clay (although it was labelled as nontoxic).