Samantha taught me a new game today. We were "swimming" in our hot tub, which we keep at about 90 degrees and just use as a mini pool for the tot. Sam noticed some little things floating around in the water, which happened to be remnants of bird seed from our nearby feeder. The pieces were tiny - just the discarded shells of sunflower seeds and such. Since Sam really wanted to examine them, she tried to pick one up and you know what happened: it zipped away on the current of water she created when she moved her hand toward it. We've all encountered this challenge: the bit of cork in the glass of wine, the shell of the egg you didn't break just quite right, etc. You need patience and concentration to get those things out of liquid with your fingers. Well Samantha showed more patience and concentration than I thought she was capable of. She moved her hand very slowly and used her fingers very precisely, and once she got one piece, she was able to do it again more easily. She never figured out the trick of using another surface to limit the area the piece could escape to, but she was doing something right and she really enjoyed the whole process.
We'll be playing this game with cups and bowls of water and other tiny floating things in the future. Come to think of it, bits of cork and egg shell are good things to try.
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