TV and the movies capture a postpartum woman's life as full of diaper changes, feedings, baby coos, and NAPS. Much of this is true, but when I try to make that last image a reality... 5-year old Maddy comes storming around the corner yelling "Mom! Are you serious?" (Yes, she is constantly asking me if I am serious, or telling me "you are not serious".) So, yesterday as I longingly thought about nap time and gave jealous stares to Reed's little sleeping face I decided I needed to do something more productive with Maddy's time. EVEN though I have tried to convince her how strong naps would make her. We did a science experiment... While I am not entirely sure how much science is involved in making goo... or Oobleck as it is called, I did try and fake my way through a lesson on solids and liquids and how healthy a nap would be after this experiment. Here are our results:
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