i love bubbles. i had one kid in for my baby storytime today and (because someone had a short attention span) after we did a few songs and stories, we played with bubbles and had fun. i tried to get her to blow some bubbles, and at one point, she was blowing, but when i got the bubble wand closer to her mouth, she tried to lick it instead.
i once babysat a girl who was too young to talk yet, but who had some really great non-verbal cues to let you know what she wanted. when she wanted to blow bubbles, she would hold up her index finger and blow on it. i think this might actually be the ASL sign for bubbles, but i could be wrong. she also had this funny way to tell you that she wanted a drink of water. see, my sister was her usual babysitter and when my sister finishes taking a drink, she (unconsciously) says, “ahhh” (she claims it has something to do with her chronically stuffed sinuses). no one really noticed this until the girl she was babysitting started saying “ahhh” and pointing to the fridge. my sister eventually figured out that this meant she wanted a drink of water. the acquisition of communication is a miracle to observe.
