Wednesday, July 30, 2008

create

I'm trying to ween Dallin off of naps to get ready for all-day kindergarten. It's been kind of nice having some quiet time with just the two of us. This was today's creation...they are magnet mosaics...they take a while, but the end result is pretty fun!
This summer I set up a little "candy land" type game all down the hallway. When the kids listened this first time, were especially nice, or did anything that they should pretty much be doing anyway without all these incentives...they could move their little game piece forward. When they reached special markers along the way they had special rewards... movie night, extra stories, trip to the Jr. high pool, basically all things we would be doing anyway....but because it was on the game it was even more prized! (I love the psychology of kids!) The favorite spot on the board was "Craft with Mom". Both favorite of the kids as well as of mine. We had a great afternoon painting and the house miraculously just seems more peaceful when we're sitting down creating something together.