Once again, I learned a lesson today: If it has rained in the past THREE DAYS bring towels and a change of clothes- and no matter the weather- let your kid wear rain boots!
We biked to the park (me and my toddler, age 1 3/4) where the ground was squishy. After a few fun trips down the slide, he discovered the puddle under the play equipment. Before I could do or say anything, he was jumping up and down in the puddle. It was a nice warm day, so I figured I'd let him have fun. But then he became obsessed with the puddles and they were WAY more fun than the swings and slides! He found every puddle in the playground and splashed and ran through them. Then he found a section of the sidewalk under water and ran through that, with water almost up to his knees! The best part? A group of 6 or 7 year-old girls saw him and decided to try it, much to their parents' dismay. Ha! My 1 year old, the trend-setter!
I figured he was learning a lot about water and mud while he had a blast, so I didn't want to deter that. And it was warm enough that we just stripped off the shoes and socks and pants and put them in the wet bag. If you don't use cloth diapers, you might not know about wet bags. But you should. They are useful for so much more than dirty diapers. We use them for swimsuits, wet clothes, and of course dirty, muddy clothes and shoes! I can't believe I lived so much of my life with out wet bags!
Anyway, we rode home with him in a t-shirt and diapers. Next time, though- I'll try to bring a towel for him. And spare pants.
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