Daycare and Playdoh

There seems to be a theme in Ivan's recent interests. They all seem to focus on art. First, the last week's daycare painting, then yesterday's bathtub grafitti. Then this morning, I could overhear Andy and Ivan drawing while I was upstairs getting ready.

Then when Andy dropped off Ivan at daycare, playdoh was put out, ready to be manipulated.

When Andy picked up Ivan, he was playing with playdoh. He was really engrossed in it, according to Andy, that he didn't move when Andy arrived to pick him up but continued playing with playdoh for a long time.

I wondered whether there are any Ivan playdoh sculptures that daycare will give us?

I think it hurt Andy's feelings a bit that Ivan wasn't thrilled to see him but continued playing with playdoh. I think that maybe that's a good sign that he's enjoying daycare.

Andy does say that in the morning he no longer cries, but holds on to his leg just a bit when Andy's about to leave.

I'm also thrilled that Ivan like to both paint (well, he painted only once) and likes playdoh. I've been planning to do those activities with him this summer because, of course, they're outdoor messy porch activities, not the indoor ones.
I was afraid that he wouldn't be interested in such hands on art activities but would prefer to continue deconstructing vacuumcleaners and plugging things into various bups.