Saturday, November 22, 2008

Critical error

A few days ago, I made a critical error. I decided to make rice krispie squares together with Spud. So, I pulled a chair over to the counter for him to stand on and he helped me pour in 6 cups of rice krispies and then stir it.

He had a great time. It may have been a simple activity, but he loved it. And I think that cooking/baking is great for kids. It helps them to develop life skills, and eventually even reading and math. (And for a 20 month old, rice krispie squares are baking.)

The error I made wasn't in doing this activity for him. Parents of toddlers have probably already spotted what my mistake was. No, in addition to valuable life skills, Spud learned another lesson.

He learned that you can pull the chair over to the counter to climb up on...

That was the next day. And here is a picture of Sweetpea just because.

6 comments:

xmomx said...

I can't spot the mistake! I must be a bad mom. Did he put the parmesan cheese in the rice krispies?

Unknown said...

The mistake was pulling the chair over to the counter. That picture was the next day. He keeps doing it himself now.

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xmomx said...

LOL. Oh man! No wonder I didn't spot the mistake.. Stinx is always climbing the chairs and I have given in and let him stand on them and help me do dishes... Not the greatest habit but some days its just survival mode.

shawne said...

I totally noticed it right off the hop....I had to comment because Sawyer & I had the very same adventure the other day & now pulling the chair over to the counter is his favorite game.

Unknown said...

oh cute little baby :)
I am not a mom yet. so.. not good in spotting mistake haha