Things I Find In The Play Area #3: Bathtub Mural

S. likes to tell us what to do. She particularly likes to tell us what to do with crayons and playdough. "Make a car," she'll say. "Make a bed." "Make a blanket." "Make a boy." "Make a pillow." Sometimes the things she asks for are a little hard to achieve, like when she asks us to "make night" out of playdough.

I bought bath crayons and I don't like them as they leave little wax flecks everywhere, but S. loves them. And she likes to tell us what to draw with them. She told Daddy to make a car, and then she told him to make the car go. He also had to make the bicycle, and make the bicycle go. I think he added the rocket on his own, but she wanted it to go too.

One thing I've learned from the drawing on command is that my husband is a much better artist than I am. I mean, look at these. You can actually tell what they are! And he drew them hanging upside down over the edge of the tub while she was in it. I'm pretty impressed. My drawings look like I'm about a year older than S.