Drawing in the bathtub

About a month ago it was freezing in Palo Alto (remember that whole frost period… citrus crops decimated, etc). Anyway, it was too cold to go to the park, but Riley just can’t stand to spend the whole weekend in our apartment. So one day we went to hang out in a fun toy store near our house. And the next day we went to play in Pottery Barn Kids at the mall… they have tons of fun stuff there to play with, and toddler sized furniture which Riley seems to really like.

Anyway, this is basically a long explanation to say that while there we came across soap crayons for drawing in the bath tub, which i think is a fantastic idea. Riley’s gotten really into it, and often we let her play/draw in the bathtub without actually taking a bath. It’s perfect because she’s not so good at drawing on paper (she trys to hold the paper up with one hand, while drawing with the other, doesn’t work so well). In the tub she can draw while walking all around the edge, it’s perfect! I guess the only downside is there’s no masterpiece to hang on the refrigerator when she’s done…

Today it rained all day long, so apparently Riley and Maricella spent a lot of time with the crayons in the bathtub… a new rainy day diversion!