Pretend Car Wash

Since Jaden LOVES cars AND playing with water and bubbles I knew this activity would be a HIT when I saw it here.

We set up a pretend car wash with stations for the cars to

- get "dirty"

- be washed and scrubbed with soap

- rinsed with clean water

- dried off

It didn't turn out exactly that way in the end - but he did have fun!

Getting the cars "dirty"

Beginning to scrub them

Dipping them and scrubbing them in the soapy waterrinsing and using the rag
continuing to scrub - even in the drying position

What you need:

- some foam vehicle shapes. I cut mine out of foam sheets by making an imprint with some truck shaped cookie cutters I had.

- washable markers for getting the trucks "dirty"

- a few bowls/tubs for soapy water and rinsing water

- a few items to clean with. We used an old toothbrush, a scrubber and a washcloth

- a few towels for spills. I put one down on the table and a few down on the floor.

While I thought this activity would last for a LONG time, it only held interest less than 10 minutes. But, we played with the shapes again at bathtime and we have them for another day!