Wrap it up!
We have entered the birthday season!
Between mid-January and mid-March, we celebrate 8 family birthdays (including myself, LP and ImprovDad) along with the birthdays of 3 of LP's girlfriends (all turning 3). So there has been a lot of talking about birthdays and opportunities to sing.
After making wrapping paper and wrapping up a present for a friend, LP was bit by the wrapping bug. She comandeered all the paper from the easel and brought a steady stream of lovies and books to be wrapped. Once wrapped, a present was gently carried to its recipient while LP sang "Happy Birthday." (Bartie the Bus made out like a bandit with Via the musical frog a close second although LP tells me her real birthday wasn't until Saturday.)
It was fun to watch the game evolve, especially when I got on board (and stopped putting away the tape each time as if it was over) and shared the birthday fun. I am, it seems, always learning that it is actually faster to say "YES!" and join in play and then move on to what I want (or need or think I need) to do. Delaying tactics lessen LP's fun because she moves her focus from her game (which she just was trying to share) to actively trying to get my attention.
I'm sure we'll be playing "wrap it up" again and next time I'll be ready to empower LP to do more herself (like pieces of tape lined up on the easel for her to use as she pleases).
This post is part of se7en's Fabulous Friday Fun (and no, it isn't Friday on any calendar except the improv one where it can always be Friday...thanks se7en for understanding that!)
Between mid-January and mid-March, we celebrate 8 family birthdays (including myself, LP and ImprovDad) along with the birthdays of 3 of LP's girlfriends (all turning 3). So there has been a lot of talking about birthdays and opportunities to sing.
After making wrapping paper and wrapping up a present for a friend, LP was bit by the wrapping bug. She comandeered all the paper from the easel and brought a steady stream of lovies and books to be wrapped. Once wrapped, a present was gently carried to its recipient while LP sang "Happy Birthday." (Bartie the Bus made out like a bandit with Via the musical frog a close second although LP tells me her real birthday wasn't until Saturday.)
It was fun to watch the game evolve, especially when I got on board (and stopped putting away the tape each time as if it was over) and shared the birthday fun. I am, it seems, always learning that it is actually faster to say "YES!" and join in play and then move on to what I want (or need or think I need) to do. Delaying tactics lessen LP's fun because she moves her focus from her game (which she just was trying to share) to actively trying to get my attention.
I'm sure we'll be playing "wrap it up" again and next time I'll be ready to empower LP to do more herself (like pieces of tape lined up on the easel for her to use as she pleases).
This post is part of se7en's Fabulous Friday Fun (and no, it isn't Friday on any calendar except the improv one where it can always be Friday...thanks se7en for understanding that!)
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