Between quarantine and the 100-degree weather here in AZ, we are having a tough time staying busy and cool. Teddy loves his Little Tikes water table (shout out to Target’s curbside pickup for supporting my impulse Target purchases). But I was looking for a way to change it up. (Probably more for me than for him.) Usually, he plays with the water table and I throw all caution to the wind and give in to extreme splashing. By the time we are done, we are both soaking wet from a mixture of pouring water and playing with the hose.
Today, I finally figured out how I could still use the water table, keep him cool, and keep us both much drier. We had some left-over ice from our cooler and I decided to dump the cubes into the water table. He had so much fun and moving the slippery ice cubes definitely didn’t hurt his fine motor skills.
An article posted in the Boston Globe explains the science behind grip force. It’s pretty interesting to think that children grasping ice are most likely having to use more force to hold onto that item – a cautionary grip – knowing that it could easily slip. Stay cool out there!
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