What kids really want - Real Mum story on MoM

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Today I had my daughter and her two cousins to look after for the afternoon. When I aked what they wanted to do, they all sai they wanted to make a volcano. My daughter is 4 and my nieces are 8 and 11. We spent over an hour making a huge batch of play dough and dying it with food colour and then making a dinosaur world in my bath tub with trees, waterfalls and ofcourse a volcano. Finally we made the volcano erupt over and over again with vinegar and bi carb soda.
The kids had so much fun and it reminded me that what kids really want is our time and our attention.

Posted by mom121707, 2nd July 2015

16 Comments

- - dannsbuild said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    1:38 am
Sounds like a great day! Very Good!

- - gemms said
  - 13 Jul 2015
    2:28 pm
So true and sounds like a lot of fun

- - EllenG89 said
  - 10 Jul 2015
    7:29 am
What an epic idea using your bathtub to make this! Easy cleanup too!

- - Lillys-mummy said
  - 08 Jul 2015
    10:54 am
Sounds like you all had a great day, I might have to do make a volcano with my little brother in law and daughter .

- - mel1 said
  - 07 Jul 2015
    1:46 pm
What a great day! I remember making volcanos erupt with my girls. Lots of fun.

- - lepumpkinhead said
  - 06 Jul 2015
    11:10 am
That sounds like an awesome day, I might have to try making a volcano with my daughter.
- mom121707 replied
  
  06 Jul 2015 , 9:54 pm
  I hope you do, it’s a bit messy but easy and fun for grown ups too!
- - mrsgreen12 said
  - 05 Jul 2015
    2:28 pm
Thats sweet
We made one not long ago too
just sitting with the kids are creating things is such a huge deal for them
time and attention is their favourite

- - mom90758 said
  - 04 Jul 2015
    2:04 pm
The best gift we can give to our kids, is our time indeed!!

- - mom93821 said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    9:44 pm
This is one of my favourite activities! I get more excited than kids!

- - BellaB said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    5:31 pm
My eldest loves the afternoon we have together without his younger siblings… Because he gets more of my focus.

- - maryphilip said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    2:20 pm
Yes it is very true, what they want is “us spending times with them” it doesn’t matter what we do. And that time is well spend as well, as they will create great memories. Hope you have more great times with them. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
- mom94125 replied
  
  04 Jul 2015 , 7:46 pm
  too true! kids are always trying to please us! we give them praise and attention and they love it.
- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    10:40 am
that sounds great! you could post pics in the craft section, if you have got them
- mom93821 replied
  
  04 Jul 2015 , 7:10 am
  Everyone would absolutely love this project! Way too much messy fun!
- - mum4107 said
  - 03 Jul 2015
    5:48 am
That’s awesome. I bet they had a ball. I love doing things with my daughter