Dear Reader,
Kids love bubble wrap! My preschooler belted out her first belly laugh as a baby when her cousins popped all the bubbles in front of her. Her fascination with the popping plastic has never ceased from that day. But as babies and toddlers, the idea of plastic means having to spend time watching them so they don’t put the plastic in their mouths. Especially one of my twins! She loves eating plastic. I have to keep a close eye on her. I spend so much time getting things out of her mouth. And time around the holidays is pretty sparse. I was having one of those, “nothing is getting done,” days and decided I needed to just regroup, and so did my kids. Everyone was just cranky. So I decided while I was sitting, there was no harm in letting them have a good time and playing with the bubble wrap that came in the package we got this morning. My toddlers loved it!
They focused on each bubble, lined up their fingers and pinched! It was fun watching the focus! It’s crazy that something we don’t focus on too much requires so much focus. Plus, not only is it good for the hand-eye coordination, it’s also great for the pincer grasp.
When their hands get tired, they went back to stomping on it (something they already knew how to do. It’s definitely the easier way to pop bubble wrap) and I still superficially pat myself on the back because now they’re working on balance. Take your victories where you can! Especially on those spinning-tires days.
