Boredom Buster :: Making Potions

It happened spontaniously.

The boys came running into the kitchen

while I was loading the dishwasher

and requested ingredients to make a potion.

This use to be a favourite activity 

for Griffin when he was younger

but it had been a long time 

since I had heard that request.

 I grabbed every little dish that I owned

and filled them with sugar, salt, cornstarch, olive oil, and food coloring.

I gave them measuring spoons, medicine droppers, and funnels.

Into the bathroom they went with their ingredients

and played happily for over an hour.

I didn't think about the mess that they were making.

I didn't fuss at them for splattering their potions everywhere.

It was very freeing for all of us.

I learned recently the hard way

that all of the ingredients

should be edible because Koen grabbed a cup

the other day and made his potion

out of water, lotion, toothpaste, soap, and shaving cream.

Then he used my toothbrush to stir it

without my knowledge.

I got quite the surprise when I brushed my teeth later that night.