I saw some Christmas related craft ideas online and decided to modify some for the kids. I took Alfee's hand and painted Santa Claus on it. He couldn't stand the feel of wet paint on his hand but it was the sticky, stiff feel of dry paint that made hime rush to the bathroom to wash after each print. We even stuck cotton balls as beard for one of the hand prints. After he washed his hands 2-3 times, I decided we had enough of handprints. Instead, I took his thumb to make a candy cane of thumb prints.
Sophie got very motivated to do the same crafts after she saw Alfee's works. Unlike him, Sophie was able to do the crafts mainly on her own. She even did two candy canes and told me they were dancing candy canes. Of course, she prefered Santarina to Santa Claus.
Sophie's fast appraoching 5 years old, so I think it's time for her to assume more responsibility in this family. She seems very receptive and positive about the tasks I assigned her so far. She even showed Alfee how she vacuumed the floor after messing up the floor with craft stuff. Good job, girl!
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