Your never to old to play in the mud...especially with your kids. Both my kids have enjoyed mud playing through out their childhood. Even I played in mud as a child...making pies. I always enjoyed playing outdoors with my animals out in the dirt or mud in my secret hideout which was an old barn in our backyard...
Some of my memorable moments were when we lived on
that tiny plot of land with the chickens, horses, rabbits,cats and dogs. After finding this book, Mud Pies and Other Recipes... I found myself giddy with excitement. To dig in the mud and pick goodies from around the yard with my little girl brings me back to my own childhood.
We gathered a bunch of kitchen stuff and her old tea sets
and put together a mud kitchen in our backyard. We invited our honored guest,
Mary Quite Contrary to a delightful feast, rose tea and mud pie of course!
Her mud kitchen was stocked and ready to cook and create.
We went through the entire yard and picked leaves, grass, berries,
tangerines, roses, small flowers, succulents and more to make
Mary Quite Contrary the meal of her life. It was so much fun putting
it all together and shopping in our own backyard.
The perfect mousse mud pie ever!
Freckles put it in the oven to bake while she
went on to make the backyard stew.
We used a vintage bread box as the oven...cleaver huh?
Mary Quite Contrary enjoyed her tea with a light salad and soup
along with some other appetizers we made while we
waited for the backyard stew to cook.
After the dinner course, Mary Quite Contrary
was quite anxious to have her Mousse Mud Pie.
Freckles cut her the perfect piece...
And she enjoyed every bite!
We had a good few hours of fun outside...
Thankfully it was still warm enough to play out there all day.
I felt like a kid again. And, enjoyed this special moment with my daughter playing.
You are never to old to play!
So weather your 1 or 100 this sweet childrens book for dolls
and their Mama's is adorable and will surely spark some
imagination for any outdoor tea or dinner.
Can't wait to go out and play with my girl again &
make some more recipes from the mud pie book!
When I was a girl, I just loved this type of play. Was always making mud pies and weed salads! Loved this post Mica! xxoo
ReplyDeletedelightful! When I was a kid I made a ton of mud pies too! Freckles little outdoor kitchen was adorable.
ReplyDeleteIm looking forward to playing with my little grandbaby like this someday!
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viv
Oh my goodness gracious, what fun. I love what you did...I could play there for hours. At the side of our house when I was younger, we had these piles of logs that we made our own little 'kitchen' area and did the same thing as your daughter. I love though how she is able to use the 'real stuff'...the dishes and such....Loved this post..Adored the pics.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and mud pies work! So glad to find your great blog. The pics are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis post just made my day....your mud pie party looks divine...and your guest of honor is beautiful...did you make that doll?I love her! I am thinking of sending a little package out to Freckles soon...just a few things I think she would love and appreciate...she is so blessed to have a mother like you Mica...you are making memories to last her a life time.... Blessings to both you...Shelley
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! It looks so warm and pleasant there. Here in the south (ha ha) we've had cold and more cold, snow and more snow. But today it's sunny and is supposed to get up to 50, so I'm inspired to "play" outside some. Thanks for a charming picture of your day.
ReplyDeleteDiana
WOW!!! What Beautiful Day Outside. Creative in every way. Looks like Such Fun you two had, I don't think I can make a 'mud pie' as delicious as dear Freckles. :) Oh and the salad and stew looked yummy (so real) too. Enjoy your weekend to everyone, I'm sure there will be more FUN over there!! :) XOXO
ReplyDeleteOh my, what a feast, fit for a queen! How fun, that is one of my all time favorite books. You two have sooo much fun together!! xoox Clarice
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! You might be interested in a post I did a while ago on mud pie kitchens (we created one at preschool)
ReplyDeletehttp://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/2010/08/making-mud-pies.html