Recipe For A Saturday Afternoon

Begin with a few planks of board leftover from house projects.  Stack them to make a table.  Set the table with old pots and pans, buckets and empty bubble containers.  Bring in running water with a hose set to drip.  Add plenty of sandy soil from a lawn that just won't grow grass, and two small children who are very eager to play in the sunshine after a week of cold rain.  Mix well, and don't even think about the inevitable mess of it all. 
Never underestimate the entertainment power of dirt and water.









They played outside in this very spot all day, stopping only to collect dry sand and the occasional "pet" caterpillar.