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was not THAT easy to get ghost shapes - but practice makes... |
As a surprise I fixed a halloween bath for my 8 year old. Michael was full of excitement wondering what I was up to in the bathroom. I was inspired by the Boo bath posted by Growing A Jeweled Rose
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2012/09/boo-bath-halloween-fun.html and all that is needed is black food colouring, shaving foam and to cut out paper eyes and mouths.
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this one was Michael's favourite ghost |
Michael was delighted and eagerly got into the bath - although he was concerned about the depth - as he could not see the bottom (although in this case he was worried it was not going to be deep enough) - but it might be worth considering that not being able to see the bottom might worry some children.
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face to face with the ghosts |
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Michael wondered if they could be picked up |
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carefully he lifted them up |
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and then one by one splashed them down |
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loudly exclaiming how wonderful the shaving foam felt |
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mixing it all up was fun! |
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before the bath was over Michael had turned himself into a ghost - he was white from head to toe, he was almost purring from the sensory delight! |
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photo opportunity with his favourite ghost before it too met with destruction! |
I think far too often that we forget that older children still need to have their inner child fed. Both Michael's 11 year old sisters came in to get a handful of shaving foam to play with - one of them smearing it all over her face! I get reminded about what Ken Robinson says about creativity -
While 98% of children 3-5 years of age scored at the genius level on the creativity test, only 32% of the same children did so at ages 8-10, and then only 10% at 13-15 years of age. The researchers also gave the same test to a large group of adults over the age of 25 and only 2% of scored at the genius level. http://thebiggeridea.co.uk/?p=9
So by offering my children the chance to play, to get in touch with their inner child, I also hope to support them in maintaining their creativity throughout their life. Time will tell I suppose...
Oh, and just in case you were wondering - yes it did make a mess - but there was no problems cleaning it up - in fact Michael stayed in the bath with the shower - to clean all the grey goo off himself and to clean the bath - when he got out I just finished off the last bit. Michael enjoyed the clean up almost as much...
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