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Showing posts with label finger paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finger paint. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Start to September

I decided to implement a rewards system with Charley to work on some things, such as:
1) Sleeping all night in her big bed
2) Not hitting/pushing/kicking (hurting others)
3) Sleeping without her binky
4) Potty training done


I am happy to report, she's slept in her own bed about 9 of the last 11 nights...  She's not had to have a timeout in the last 5 days (which is HUGE for her)...  She's practically potty trained (though she was when we started this, with an accident about every 10-14 days, I'm just trying to perfect)...  The binky is another story.  We've not received a sticker in that area yet.  :)  I knew it would be the hardest though...

She is getting more and more independent every day.  She's been washing her hands by herself for a while now.







One day I was pulling out her next bigger size clothes - these boots are a size 10, but she decided to wear them around the house.

Sometimes, in an effort to get her to play by herself (something that's still really hard for her), I give her small incentive prizes when she does it without being asked for a long time period (like 20 mins.) - she chose this tattoo - her first.

She asked to make colored ice cubes - we still haven't used them in the bath!  Maybe tonight!


We did another "cook a book" - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.  We had to make something for the evening's potluck, so why not make it a learning experience?  We listened to the audio book while mixing.  Thanks to Layla for the apron!







We made another round/type of finger paint to try it out...  and she painted a picture to hang over her new baby's bed.




First time sponge painting too...




She is her father's daughter...  She slept 3 nights in a row in her big bed (we're up to only rewarding 3 nights in a row now) and chose these snakes as her prize.

Paula is always getting Charley little prizes...  right now it's to encourage potty training.  She brought over this set of like 30 hair clips, and C wanted them ALL in!


Monday, September 2, 2013

Treasure collage and finger painting

Charley's friend Layla gave her a basket for her birthday (early present) - it has become her "treasure basket".  So, whenever she finds outdoor treasures (pinecones, feathers, leaves, rocks) they go into her treasure basket.  It is overflowing!  We've started a collage, and sometimes we pull it out and she glues a few more of her treasures onto it...  we usually only get 2, maybe 3 items on in a session, so it's a slow process - definitely not emptying the basket faster than she's filling it!


We made finger paint once before - I wasn't happy with the results.  I had 2 more recipes I wanted to try, so - we tackled the easier of the 2.  I think it turned out well - and she had fun painting Dave (the campground host) a thank-you card for the doll he brought her earlier in the day.  Now we just have to take it to him!