Yesterday: Kites.
Today: Playing in the backyard with worms! He found at least five of them.(While I spent an hour picking up dog dirt... about which I'm not complaining. I'm so happy to be able to be outside!!! ) Have I mentioned how happy I am that spring is here!?!?!?!
Bonus: Last night the little guy got to use his new big helper reward. He spent a half hour cutting a Menards ad to shreds. I spent a half hour holding the ad for him to cut. I can't even begin to tell you how much he enjoyed this activity. My husband thought I was crazy letting our 3 year old just aimlessly cut up a bunch of paper. But it was a great exercise that he highly enjoyed. I was really impressed with how well he held the scissors and kind of fascinated with how he switched the scissors back and forth between hands. I'm now wondering if he's ambidextrous. I have noticed that he holds his fork with either hand as well... sorry, I'm starting to ramble now.
Today should be no spend day 27 for the year. I don't see any reason I shouldn't accomplish this. So, I'm reporting my numbers now, even though it's still just before noon.
Average daily spending for 2015: $17.49
$185.93 left to spend in March
Do you know that song, "Going down the garden to eat worms"? It was a favourite of mine when I was a child and your picture reminded me. No, I never did eat worms and I'm sure Abe wouldn't either!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if word for word but I know what you're talking about. Me and Abe will have to learn it together. Funny thing though, we found the biggest worm I have ever seen in my life and then it proceeded to poop (in our strawberry tub where we had set it). I do not remember if I've ever seen a worm poop before but I told my little guy that worm poop is good food for strawberries. Then he asked if the worm poop would be yummy for us. Oh boy... um, no "worm poop is not yummy for us," I proceeded to tell him. I honestly love the conversations we have on a daily basis. They can get pretty funny if I stop and listen to what we're actually talking about.
DeleteOh Abe! Don't you want to have their favourite food? If they have their favourite food, they can be your favourite food too!
DeleteWe talked a lot about that yesterday :)
DeleteYou are doing him a GREAT service by letting him hone his fine motor skills and earn to cut with scissors!!! I volunteer twice a week in my friend's first grade classroom and you wouldn't believe how many kids have a problem with this!
ReplyDeleteOf course, worms won't be so fun when you find them in the washing machine because you forgot to check their pockets :)
My sister in law who's a teacher just told me a little while back that using scissors was a great way to work on fine motor skills. Of course I thought it was extremely ironic that he picked out scissors for his reward. But he's cut up a whole target ad and a whole menards ad already and I'm amazed at how much he LOVES using scissors.
DeleteAs for the worms, he did ask me if he could bring his new best worm friends inside with him to watch him eat his snack... you might be right on the "finding them in pockets" scenario for the future. Yikes!
What I love most is the look of concentration on his face - priceless!!!
ReplyDeleteI know! He's like me in that sense, he concentrates pretty darn hard on LOTS of little things but I know the wheels in his head are turning a million miles an hour too.
DeleteI left a comment about the scissors on your other post but I'm all for them. By 3, he should be showing a clear preference for either hand. I would definitely encourage the ambidextrousness. I wonder how many of us are put in a box because we're supposed to be dominant with one hand.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't doubt it at all, about being put in a box. He started cutting with the scissors in two hands so I showed him the correct way to hold the scissors. He cut with his right for a little bit then switched them to his left. I almost told him that he was supposed to use the other hand and then I paused. I watched him use his left and then his right and then his left. Then I remembered that he does use both hands alternately to hold his fork or spoon. I guess at this point it doesn't make a good deal of sense to encourage him to use one hand or the other so I am glad I stopped myself from correcting him.
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