This morning e and I again played outside at her water table. The water left in the basin felt cool in spite of the high temperature, but there wasn't much remaining. So together we used the hose to put more in, and it immediately felt like very warm bath water, OK but not what I wanted. What to do...ahh, of course. We went into the kitchen, took a mixing bowl from the cupboard and filled it with ice, which we dumped into the water table. It melted pretty fast, so we repeated the process until the ice maker in the freezer was depleted. By then the water felt quite cool and pleasant. e seemed to enjoy playing with the melting ice, grabbing pieces and placing them in a cup or just holding them.
Seeing the empty bowl, she decided it should be filled and used a cup to transfer water from the table to the bowl. After we poured it back in, she moved to the other side and did it all again. Needless to say she got herself wet, but since I had removed her shirt and pants before we went out she probably enjoyed the sensation of the cool water on her tummy and legs.
I think the next time she's at our house, I will put out a tub of water and some cups, a sieve, maybe a bowl or two...if it's warm enough!
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