His first encounter with a glo-stick was a sight to behold. We had some left over from a party. I generally save stuff like that (stickers, coloring books, etc) for times when he's bored or needs a distraction. Well he was very distracted by these! I cracked them and wound them up to make a bunch of bracelets. Leading him to the bathroom was the best part because once inside he was in disbelief at what he was seeing. He then spent the next 20 minutes opening and closing the bathroom door to see them glow.

The remainder of the night involved him running from room to room (coat closet, garage, our closet) to spy on his glowing bracelets and calling out, "you can't catch me!" to us, as if we were trying to chase him. He had so much fun. So much that after I put him to bed, I found one of the bracelets and brought it to him as a special treat. He was enamored and it was adorable to watch him sit up in bed and play with it, then lay down and stare at it. He did this for almost an hour. At least it was the weekend!

It reminds me of his first encounter with bubble wrap (click the link for a FB video). Who doesn't love the satisfaction of a good "POP!" of bubble wrap?!