Play Time Tuesdays

Every Tuesday Bright and I go to the Child and Family Center in town. It's an interesting place- lots of resources on parenting and child development , as well as get together groups for parents and their children to play. They have some great stuff there- ball pits, blocks, paints, all kinds of toys and things that Bright loves. The group there on Tuesdays is often on the low SES side of things and sometimes the kids look like they might not get as much TLC as Brighty does, but the teacher there for playtime is very nice and makes everyone feel welcomed and equal. Today Bright would not go down for his nap before going to play. He was tired but not giving in. So, I sadly told him that no nap probably meant no playdate with KIDS. OOOooo- eyes lit up! KIDS! He understood what that meant! He scrunched his eyes so tight and tried to lay still in my arms but it wasn't working for him. Poor guy so wanted to play- how could I deny him that fun just because he couldn't bring himself down first. So, off we went to playtime with KIDS- even though he still mainly plays next to them. He got lots of licks from the mini poodle there - Ruppert. Today we made Mother's Day pictures with handprints and a cute poem in the middle. He did some puzzles, read some books, chucked some balls around, played with some boats and generally had a great time. Then home for his nappy- he konked out after 5 minutes of walking around. Glad we went, I think he was too.