LO is 16 months old and we let her get pretty messy. My friends with kids think I'm crazy. We let her color with markers, paint, play with play-doh, feed herself soup, eat her own yogurt, etc. I have one friend that won't let her kids eat certain foods if it's not bath night. I guess I don't mind cleaning up messes because LO gets so into the messy things that it's actually a break for me!

How messy do you let your LO get with food and activities? Are there certain things you prefer them not to do, so they don't make such a mess?