Rubber Mulch

This afternoon was the first time I took Gwen to a playground near our house, and she seemed to enjoy climbing on the play structure, going down the slides, and swinging. However, once she sat down she discovered something that charmed her for the rest of our time at the playground. Instead of gravel, or sand, or wood chips, the ground was covered with pieces of rubber tires. Come to find out it is called rubber mulch, and Gwen LOVES rubber mulch! She couldn't get enough of touching it. She would pick it up and examine it, throw it, and move it from hand to hand. She liked filling my hand full (five Gwen handfuls = one Mom handful), emptying my hand, and then doing it all over again. She was so enthralled I couldn't even get her to look up to take a picture! When it was time to go home, Gwen had a handful of rubber mulch she was determined to take with her.