We decided to get dirty in the "dirt," "mud," and "sand."
It was the most delicious smelling and tasting mess I've ever played with. We used chocolate pudding for the mud, cookie crumbs for the dirt and brown sugar for the sand.
It was definitely sticky and messy but oh so fun. And don't worry I took on the awful task of eating the oreo creme to free up the cookies to be smushed into dirt.
Makaela loved smelling the delicious scents (who wouldn't?!) and had fun feeling the different textures. We even pretended to exfoliate our hands with the course brown sugar and cookie crumbs. Girls rule.
The brown sugar was similar to the texture of perfect sand castle building sand. At first the coldness of the pudding took her by surprise but she got over that in a hurry. And of course, she immediately dumped the cookie crumb dirt....just on the blanket, not on her head. Victory.
I like doing these projects and making them edible because she is very much in the everything-goes-immediately-to-the-mouth stage. I wouldn't let her eat gob-fuls but I may have encouraged her to get a little pudding in that mouth of hers.
After this adventure she just went straight in the bath and got hosed down, which she thought was great. Thank goodness the girl loves water.
Did I mention that I reserved some pudding and cookie crumbs beforehand so I could indulge in a delicious dirt cup later? Yes, that happened. I stand by my judgement that dirt cups are NOT just for kids.
Edible Scented Summer Mess
Chocolate pudding
Chocolate cookie crumbs
Brown Sugar
At least containers or bowls
A don't-care-if-it-gets-messy-blanket, or something similar to cover the area you are playing on.
I like using clear containers because it is easier for the little one to see into and I also prefer shallow containers so she doesn't have to reach to deep!
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