Lots of happy moments today as we have had a great day! We went to E's friends birthday party where there was messy play set up. (Because the birthday boys's mummy is also my MishMash messy play partner). As you can see there was more focus on pouring. Much concentration went into pouring coloured porridge oats from jug to jug and she spent ages at this station.
Coloured oats are actually the first messy play thing that we tried when she was really little. We loved it then and still love it now. Its a great texture and not only that, but it makes your skin super duper soft! (See below for instructions)
Before she was old enough to get too messy (as in couldn't even do much tummy time) we did a lot of non messy, but sensory activities. Hairgel ina sandwich bag is a great one. You can add sparkle or googly eyes and all sorts to the bag. Make it a fantastic sensprt experience of both sight and touch.
Anyway after the lovely party we came home and played in the garden with our neighbours for aaaaaages! We have a tired lady!! (And mummy)
How to make coloured oats
Ingredients
3 cups porridge oats
1/4 - 1/2 cup water
Food colouring
Add the porridge to a reasonably sized sandwich bag.
Pour a small amount of water in, start with a little you can always add more.
Add your chosen food colouring. I use gel ones as i find them much better in terms of ease of use and they result in great colours.
Scrunch the bag up lots to mix all the ingredients up. You may find you need to add a little more water or food colouring. Just make sure the oats dont start to go mushy and aren't too wet.
Once you are happy with the colour pour them out onto some baking paper or paper towel, spread them out and leave them to dry. I usually make them after E has gone to bed and they are ready for the morning.
You can speed the process up a bit by gently drying them in the oven on a low heat.
Then #PLAY !!
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