12 Washington FAMILY MARCH 2021



April Showers Bring
Puddle Playtime
BY MICHAEL VYSKOCIL
he rain stops, and the clouds break. After a day of
being cooped up inside, you decide it’s time to play
outdoors. You step outside with your toddler and take in
the scene. Puddles, puddles and more puddles
pulling at your raincoat and begging you to let him
stomp in one. You don’t understand why puddles are so
fascinating, but you curb your impulse to pick him up
and stop him from getting soaked.

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dot the landscape. Before you rea lize it, your child is
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