There’s a phrase trending, “children are washable, embrace the mess” but it’s leaves out the part that someone still has to do the washing.. Not having rules and a system in place doesn’t make you the chill mom or the artsy mom, but it does probably make messy play a one hit wonder at your house. COMMENT SUBSTACK and I’ll send you the rules that I used at my house to sustain over a decade of creative messy play, without the side of mom burnout. #messyplay #childrenarewashable