tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741858745732469046.post7315621255192327358..comments2023-02-20T06:14:02.335-05:00Comments on Life With Sophia: Motherhood Necessitates InventionMelissa http://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128245750321598noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741858745732469046.post-17913027510960598192010-10-01T22:57:34.170-04:002010-10-01T22:57:34.170-04:00Water is absolutely fabulous isn't it! My dau...Water is absolutely fabulous isn't it! My daughter loves to use it to paint on dark colored construction paper! Something else that we love to do is "Follow the Leader". Toddlers love to mimic, so I do all sorts of silly things for her to copy. At a point, she takes over and I follow her. When can play this game forever!<br /><br />Something else we do is look for things everytime we ride on the bus. Like most 16 month olds, she hates having to sit down for 1/2 hour, so during our commute to work and daycare, I point out murals, buses, etc to keep her occupied. She has started to anticipate some of the more interesting murals (Sesame Street mural, murals with children, especially), and calls out "BUS!" everytime one passes!MAMA BRANDIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598223933749254645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741858745732469046.post-61755746337006700892010-09-28T12:27:01.891-04:002010-09-28T12:27:01.891-04:00Wow, not sure I can top any of your suggestions, a...Wow, not sure I can top any of your suggestions, and Linsey's is great as well. One game that we played while waiting for a show to begin was making up a story. Each family member was allowed one sentence to add in a round. It got very wacky very quickly, but we kept it up for a good 20 minutes.Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274668319469085424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741858745732469046.post-72663138908355608812010-09-28T12:04:29.840-04:002010-09-28T12:04:29.840-04:00Love this idea, Linsey! I'm starting my box t...Love this idea, Linsey! I'm starting my box today too.Melissahttp://www.lifewithsophia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741858745732469046.post-25839475823089766752010-09-28T11:46:55.718-04:002010-09-28T11:46:55.718-04:00I loved this part of the book, too and was really ...I loved this part of the book, too and was really amazed by the games (especially physical ones) that Ma made up for Jack in this 11x11 room to keep him active and developing. <br /><br />Our homemade games/toys/stories? Although I feel like these are actually the BEST kind of thing for truly learning. It forces us all to think outside the box (and by that I mean, the TV, computer, etc...), sadly, I feel like I'm only coming up with one! I'm sure there ARE things we do, but we obviously need to do more of this.... <br /><br />So, inspired by a friend - Collect random items over the course of time (toilet paper rolls, string, newspaper). Put it in a box and just make it available to your child. See what THEY invent. Call it an "invention box."<br /><br />I'm going to start a box today. Thanks for the invite and inspiration!Linsey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975844143512412392noreply@blogger.com