Valentine's Day Soup

The arrival of "Nanna" from England last May to look after Wugs while I gave birth to Dooey, involved another very special gift in the form of a water table.  Although Wugs doesn't enjoy all textures (jelly, finger paints etc) he loves water and it is something that Dooey (almost 9 months) can enjoy too.

As it is Valentine's day, I collected some small Valentine's-themed items that could go together to make a Valentine's Day soup. I added water and pink food colouring to the water table and let both children splash and mix together their little concoction until their hearts were content (being careful that the 9 month old didn't eat any of it)!

What we used:
Foam hearts
Heart confetti
Fabric petals
Pot pourri

Matching Tubs and Lids

I'm on a mission to declutter after reading a fantastic book called Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne.  I thought I'd cross an easy one off my list by making a start on the Tupperware cupboard.  Wugs has loved rooting through this cupboard ever since he learned to open cupboards.  In fact his daily routine of emptying out the Tupperware all over the kitchen floor became so tiring (for me) that I bought a child lock to prevent him from going in it every day.  The idea of sorting it out with him there seemed impossible.  To keep him entertained, I decided to make a tub and lid matching game.  I put to one side some of the Tupperware  we would definitely be keeping and separated the lids from the tubs.  Wugs soon got the idea and started to match them up while I sorted out the rest of the cupboard peacefully in the kitchen.