My 18-month-old came home from nursery resembling a Smurf last week. She'd decided to paint herself and was covered in blue paint. Her hair was sticking up where staff had tried to wash the paint out and it was liberally spread over her pinafore and top. She was a funny sight and even turned the bath water blue.
Thankfully, I'm used to collecting a filthy child from nursery - her big sister is a dirt magnet. DD1 (Dear Daughter 1) loves digging in muck and climbing trees. I joke with her carers that she hasn't had a good day if she's not smeared in dirt, but some of my friends are horrified at the idea.
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