Washing dishes

Another Montessori activity is washing dishes - in a typical school, children as young as 2.5 are responsible for preparing their own meal and cleaning up after themselves (including washing dishes!). We're gungho - I want the girls to be fixing me meals by the time the babies arrive.... - so we gave it a shot.

First time was definitely eventful - pretty sure the counter/floor got washed as thoroughly as the dishes. The girls weren't quite sure what to do with their sponges and they loved the bubbles. Practice makes perfect though!