Back to School

We all have smells and tastes that transport us back to our very own temp perdu – Play Dough is one of those for me.  Nothing catapults me back to being four at St. Andreas school, and the field of daffodils that surrounded that crumbling Victorian pile, quicker than the taste or smell of good ol’ Play Dough.  I may not yet have a child in pre-school, but if I did, he’d have more than one canister of non-toxic, food grade Soft Dough. 

It seems that the old fashioned Playdoh isn’t toxic (bless them), but it ain’t food grade, or organic - so you may opt for a food grade brand, if your wee one, like I did, takes the food shapes literally.

Another item I would send my boy to school with would be fab pebble shaped non-toxic crayons. I feel more artistic just looking at them.

It seems that these crayons are not only groovy looking, but much easier for wee hands to grip.

And on what should the little chitlins use these crayons, and all the other delicious non-toxic art supplies?  An enchanted cottage, of course. As every childhood should have an enchanted cottage and magic coloured pebbles to go with.

Just make sure that they have thier pockets full of local, organic, gluten-free bread crumbs first.