We have discovered the best physical activity for a preschooler - weeding!

After dinner one night we decided to tackle some huge weeds in our backyard. We pulled out a bunch of bubble wands and bubble makers for Abby to enjoy while Paul and I got our hands dirty. Kayleigh had her Gymini playmat and Bumbo seat on the lawn to watch us and play. When Abby saw what we were doing, though, she abandoned her bubbles and asked for her gardening gloves! For an hour and a half, she pulled small weeds out of the rock bed, shouting "They just go POP and come right out!!!!" and fell on her bottom trying to yank weeds taller than herself out of the flowerbeds. When she got tired of pulling, she happily ran back and forth between us and the collection piles to gather all the pulled weeds.

We all had a great time! Who knew that a tedious task of pulling weeds could be such a fun family activity!