10/1/09

A Clever Parenting Moment

I hate washing dishes. As in H-A-T-E. In fact, I will do just about anything to get out of doing them. While at IKEA (land of the $2.64 lunch!) I found this new step stool and was struck by a moment of pure genius.

S loves to play in the water. She loves bubbles.
I wondered if I could teach my two year old to wash dishes. Hmmm....

I thought we'd give it a try. I put the step stool in front of the sink, and S went to town. I taught her how to use the scrub brush to clean the pots (my new Rachel Ray cookware) and then we practiced rinsing off all the bubbles (or making the bubbles go bye-bye) and then I dried the dishes.



S had a blast.
I have clean dishes!
I wonder what else she can do!! :) I'm kidding....kind of....

4 comments:

mruhlman said...

this is hillarious. i remember a moment of bleary eyed exhaustion very early like a week after z was born with whacked out emotions and a crying baby and thinking or maybe even saying out loud, can you please just grow up and start doing chores? can happen sooner than i realized.

Beth said...

I love this, but didn't you just buy a new dishwasher? Maybe she could push a lawn mower? Or dusting. That could work. Might not be good with her breathing though. But she could make the dust go bye bye. Nothing like a little child labor. :)

redheadmomma said...

I taught Maya how to clean to toilet, and she loves doing that! LOL!

HK said...

I am loving this idea! :)