I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, but life got a little crazy. For the first time in a long while, Caleb wanted to play Caleb's Clues today, but I wanted to get him out to the park. So I figured he could play at the park, but I didn't want to tape the cards up around the park.
For every clue he got, then, he had to go onto that piece of playground equipment and do what you are supposed to, e.g. slide down any slides, climb up any ladder, etc. Once he used the specific equipment properly, he got the next card. All 7 clues were for him to discover what Mommy's favorite thing to do at the playground.
He had a blast! The playground we went to had 5 slides to choose from, so it was partly up to him how the whole thing played out. There were two rock walls, one of which he really shouldn't do (it goes up to high and has no safety equipment for littler kids that don't have good balance), so he needed to do the other one. There were 2 playground sets to play on, and so I used things from both as much as I could.
For the last clue, he ran over to the swings and pointed to them. He asked me if the swings were the answer (okay, he only asked "swings?" but the way he asked, anyone could have know that he was asking if it was the answer to some question!). I was so proud of him, and gave him the last clue. In the notecard, I told him swings were my favorite things to do, and asked him if we wanted to swing right away! He did, but only for a short time. Still, that was a lot of fun to do! It was great to see him going from activity to piece of equipment to reading the cards. The whole thing took 15 minutes, and then he got to play until the bugs came out, but he really liked doing it all!
Alright, gonna have to try doing more of Caleb's Clues!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tonight's clues
I handed Caleb the first card, which were the things he had to figure out: Which game did Mommy want to play? And where did Mommy want to play it?
I handed him another index card after he read that. This one said:
The very first clue to find
is something you see every day
We try to eat dinner there
and talk about our day
It's the.....
Answer: Dining room table.
He found the next clue there. This index card had a very simple picture of a table on it, and the back of it read:
The second clue is a little sad
although it is in your room
Find the place where you sit and say
the name of the game we may play soon.
You say....
Answer: the couch in his room where he does timeout. He has to say sorry before he can come out of timeout and get hugs and kisses.
The last clue was there, with a very crude drawing of a couch on it (hey, I tried). This index card read:
The last clue is found behind a door
in a closet in the hallway
Now go to the couch, sit and think
Which game does Mommy want to play?
Answer: Sorry. We went to the closet where the game is kept, and had a decent game........
Until Caleb had a meltdown because Mommy won. Seriously, it is the first time I have won this game in 10 years, and that includes the 20 times I have played since Sunday! Oh, well, sometimes I just can't win.
I handed him another index card after he read that. This one said:
The very first clue to find
is something you see every day
We try to eat dinner there
and talk about our day
It's the.....
Answer: Dining room table.
He found the next clue there. This index card had a very simple picture of a table on it, and the back of it read:
The second clue is a little sad
although it is in your room
Find the place where you sit and say
the name of the game we may play soon.
You say....
Answer: the couch in his room where he does timeout. He has to say sorry before he can come out of timeout and get hugs and kisses.
The last clue was there, with a very crude drawing of a couch on it (hey, I tried). This index card read:
The last clue is found behind a door
in a closet in the hallway
Now go to the couch, sit and think
Which game does Mommy want to play?
Answer: Sorry. We went to the closet where the game is kept, and had a decent game........
Until Caleb had a meltdown because Mommy won. Seriously, it is the first time I have won this game in 10 years, and that includes the 20 times I have played since Sunday! Oh, well, sometimes I just can't win.
After dinner game
For Super Bowl Sunday, we went over to my parent's. My mom taught Caleb the board game "Sorry" so we have "inherited" it early among other board games. DH has a meeting tonight, so it will just be Caleb and me after 6:30. I am planning on doing a Caleb's Clues for playing a game after dinner and after Daddy leaves.
First clue: The dining room table (where we will play)
Second clue: The couch in Caleb's room (a little loveseat in his room that he does timeout on, and then has to say sorry after)
Third clue: the closet where the board game is
There are a few games in that closet, so at that point, he can choose which game he wants to play, but "Sorry" has been a favorite since Sunday (okay, so only 2 days). Now, I just have to make the "clues" for Caleb to follow. I am debating making a little paper that says "clue" or trying to make riddles or poems for him to figure out.
Yesterday, however, was bad after school. If he has as bad a night as he did last night, "Caleb's Clues" may not be played tonight. We will have to file it for some other night. Wish us luck!
First clue: The dining room table (where we will play)
Second clue: The couch in Caleb's room (a little loveseat in his room that he does timeout on, and then has to say sorry after)
Third clue: the closet where the board game is
There are a few games in that closet, so at that point, he can choose which game he wants to play, but "Sorry" has been a favorite since Sunday (okay, so only 2 days). Now, I just have to make the "clues" for Caleb to follow. I am debating making a little paper that says "clue" or trying to make riddles or poems for him to figure out.
Yesterday, however, was bad after school. If he has as bad a night as he did last night, "Caleb's Clues" may not be played tonight. We will have to file it for some other night. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Snack after school
Caleb asked for an orange right after school (literally getting into my car at the bus stop). Now we had been given two from my MIL, but that was several weeks ago and they are long gone. So I had to get a new idea. So I asked:
(counting on each finger) "I am thinking of something cold, it comes on a stick, and it is covered with chocolate."
The kid actually figured out I was talking about his Tofutti "Yours Truly" ice cream bars. And yes, he got one. :D (And Mommy got some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream too :D).
Of course right after he finished the ice cream (30 minutes later), he asked for an orange and had a tantrum about that, but you win some and lose some, right?
Working on tomorrow's clues now....
(counting on each finger) "I am thinking of something cold, it comes on a stick, and it is covered with chocolate."
The kid actually figured out I was talking about his Tofutti "Yours Truly" ice cream bars. And yes, he got one. :D (And Mommy got some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream too :D).
Of course right after he finished the ice cream (30 minutes later), he asked for an orange and had a tantrum about that, but you win some and lose some, right?
Working on tomorrow's clues now....
Roku, Blue's Clues, and getting ready for school
We just recently purchased a new Roku box that allows us to stream videos to our TV. We have been using our Netflix account, and may get others at some point, but Netflix is working for us really well. Caleb has REALLY started to enjoy Blue's Clues, which he didn't watch before (we were a PBS family before this switch). Watching Blue's Clues has made Caleb want to do his own clues, but given that he doesn't draw well and since he is 4, he doesn't plan well, it's been more Mommy making the clues and Caleb finding them. It's been interesting to see what I can come up with.
I am going to try to share the Caleb's clues we play each day or whatever days we do use them, and for whatever we use them for. Right now, I am trying to get a good pattern set up for getting ready for school. You know, getting a shirt, underwear, pants, socks, and shoes on before we have to leave to for the bus stop. I have to figure out how to post pictures here, but when I do, I will post the index cards I create for him here as well.
Please keep in mind that Caleb is not the normal 4 year old. He is able to read, and has read poem-clues I left for him at another time. Some of these clues will be pictures, and some will be written. Some written ones may rhyme, but other might not.
I am going to try to share the Caleb's clues we play each day or whatever days we do use them, and for whatever we use them for. Right now, I am trying to get a good pattern set up for getting ready for school. You know, getting a shirt, underwear, pants, socks, and shoes on before we have to leave to for the bus stop. I have to figure out how to post pictures here, but when I do, I will post the index cards I create for him here as well.
Please keep in mind that Caleb is not the normal 4 year old. He is able to read, and has read poem-clues I left for him at another time. Some of these clues will be pictures, and some will be written. Some written ones may rhyme, but other might not.
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