It's #wordwednesday, and we need to find ourselves a bog! Living in coastal Southern California, we don't come by too many of those. Even the concept of mud is a little bit foreign to my beach babies! In the name of Super Duck, we will find ourselves a bog and some mud, and then we will investigate and get dirty!

Whether you've had a recent rain, and you have mud right outside your door, or you're in drought-crisis California, today your mission is to play in the mud with your tot! Ask your tot if he remembers where Super Duck lands near the end of the book, and share that you will be celebrating in the muck just like Sheep, Goat, Frog, and Super Duck!

We will be visiting a nearby nature preserve called Madrona Marsh, and if we're feeling ambitious, we might even head over to another park, Wilderness Park, that is likely to have mud or a bog. If we can't find nature-made mud, we will make our own, using dirt and water (sparingly). I will bring along some paper to make mud prints, and of course, I will have some baby wipes to clean those hands before they get back in my car!

If you are playing in the mud at home, this is one of those times to just let go and let it happen. Let your tot get dirty, and you will likely see joy like you've never seen before. That is unless you have one of those tidy tots, and then you might have to put some mud in a plastic bag and let him squish it without getting yucky mucky hands. If your tot is hesitant to dive in and get dirty, try getting a little dirty yourself, or offer a stick to use to swirl and poke the mud. You don't have to get dirty, but it's usually more fun if you do!

Let's see those muddy, mucky, bog exploring pictures on Tot Book Club's Facebook page or in the comments below!