"We're making stew"

At the back of the cupboard I found an old packet of plastic shot glasses [who knew there was such a thing?] ideal to expand  2 year old's tea set. When 4 (almost 5!)  year old got back from school she took over, as big siblings do,  making the project more exciting but also more hers. The mixture of fascination and frustration is evident on the little one's face as she watches the careful pouring (of water) from jug to tiny receptacles. 

Play is the work of the child (Maria Montessori)