I am sooooo super lazy... I picked the easiest one to do with Sophie and still, it did not look quite like a donut in the end. How totally embarassing!
And Sophie seemed to have grown rather bored with markers, crayons and paint... or is it just doing this type of craft? I hope not. She still has quite a few letters left to complete.
At least she still enjoyed squeezing glitter glue out from the tube... after we have made enough marks on the letter "d". Gosh, it looked really bad from my perspective... I was hoping the glitter would make it look better. It did not.
In order to keep Sophie engaged, I sacrificed the orange paint and its bottle. I think the brush probably "died" too! Papa always says that Sophie has to learn through play and exploration... that is just the way she is. She just loses interest if I do direct teaching and she does not respond to our questioning well. She prefers to volunteer her understanding through our interaction and play. For instance, she would tell "Momo" (her plush Elmo) where his eyes, nose and mouth are, but when I pointed to her nose and asked her what it was... she refused to answer me and walked away.
It is really tough to engage her because she does not like conventional teaching (the kind I am used to) and she has a mind of her own. Although she "obeys" me (especially when I get angry), she is totally not concerned with the consequences of defying my "orders". She loves to run amok. No, she is definitely confident that we love her and no matter what she does or where she goes, we will always be there for her. While she may seem lively and cute to others, she is probably going to be a nightmare for teachers and her mama.
End Product - "d" For donut
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