Within the last few months, Jack has become very interested in cleaning things. He is a huge helper around the house (and I'm not being sarcastic) as he enjoys using the Swiffer to pick up dog hair, dusting the things low enough to reach, helping me collect garbage for trash day, etc. He also loves to pick up his toys and put them away in a relatively organized fashion. I suspect this behavior won't last forever, so we catch these little moments (on film) when we can.
The video below was taken at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, where we have a family membership (well worth it, even for a kid this age). Mick's mum took Jack to play a few times during her visit and she was amused watching him diligently work a spray bottle and sponge to clean not only a rock (I think the purpose was to polish a Petoskey stone to see all of the fossilization) but also to clean everything around it, including the carpet. Of course, she didn't have her camera the day Jack was really into it (and was the only kid there) but she did have her camera yesterday, meaning she was able to capture it. Unfortunately, there were more kids yesterday so Jack didn't get into it as much as he did the first time, but you still get the picture. Note that when he's bending down out of camera view he is washing the carpet.
Holidays 2014
9 years ago
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We need to go to the Hands On together sometime, can you believe that I've lived this long in the area and still haven't taken the kids, bad me. So we'll plan it, school/activity schedule starts Sept 13th but we'll have every Friday free this year and the museum is on our list to do!!
btw, my kids are amused by a spray bottle for hours, it doesn't have to end!
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