Dirt Anyone?

Now that it is practically summer I am dealing with some seriously messy boys! I can not even begin to explain how dirty the boys get when they are outside this year! Their clothes are filthy. Their faces are brown. And their hands and feet are disgusting. They look like they are trying out for the show "Dirty Jobs".

I am trying to come up with a way to wash the boys off before they come into the house so that they don't track dirt everywhere. This past week I have been carrying each kid upstairs and giving them a quick rinse in the laundry tub before lunch and dinner, but that's a lot of lifting for me! I don't need that!

Did you know that when you look up foot washing stations on Google that you get Bible references for washing the feet like Jesus did? There is a lot of information out there about how to wash feet as a purifying ritual with oils and prayer. Dealing with my boys feet after wearing their crocs outside in the dirt gives me a solid understanding as to why foot washing was so important that it was mentioned in the Bible so often.

I can't imagine dealing with boys that were living in the desert wearing sandals all day! Can you imagine how dirty Jesus and his neighbors feet were? They must have had to wash each others feet several times a day.

Ok boys, after breakfast we will build some sand castles and have a snack. Then we will wash your feet. Then you can play a bit before lunch, but make sure to wash your hands and feet before you come in. After your nap we will have a snack and go play sand tag. After that we will wash your feet. Then dinner and a bath. Then we will read some scrolls and wash your feet again before bed.

That's 5 foot washings in the day of a typical toddler from the old testament!

I am glad that I wasn't a Mom back then!

Anyways, I have been researching outside foot and hand washing stations for kids and reading about foot washing rituals and it seems like an untapped market. Maybe I am the only one that deals with this issue, but I don't think so!

I've started planning....So far I know that my prototype kid washer station needs to have a bottom with bristles to get the ground in dirt off the feet. It may or may not be motion activated?!? There should also be a sink area for hand washing and it should use warm water. Then the whole thing needs to work on a timer so that each kids moves through the station quickly and comes out sparkly clean on the other side. Like a mini car wash for kids.

I would pay a lot of money for a kid washer station. Wouldn't you? Now I just have to figure out what I am going to do with all of that money after my idea takes off!