Pip’s Sticky Fingers
A short sensory toddler story about red jam, sticky fingers, warm cloths and soft clean hands.
SQUISH.
Pip’s finger
lands in jam.
Red jam.
Thick jam.
Pip lifts one hand.
Peel.
Pip lifts two hands.
Peel. Peel.
“Mmm,” says Pip.
Jam on thumb.
Jam on palm.
Jam on sleeve.
Tap, tap.
Sticky fingers
touch the table.
Stick.
Sticky fingers
touch the cup.
Stick.
Sticky fingers
touch the chair.
Stick.
“Oh, Pip,” says Mum.
Pip wiggles fingers.
Stick, stick.
A spoon drops.
Clink.
A napkin slides.
Swish.
Mum brings cloth.
Warm cloth.
Soft cloth.
Wipe one finger.
Slip.
Wipe two fingers.
Slip. Slip.
Red jam gone.
Clean hands.
Tiny hands.
Pip taps the plate.
Tap, tap.
One crumb sticks.
Pip looks down.
One small crumb
on one clean finger.
Mum wipes again.
Shhh.