In another post, I mentioned my daughter's need to learn to follow instructions. I elected to use two methods for teaching this - a) cooking and b) Legos. (You knew I was going to get the Legos in there somewhere!)
I'm preparing to go to a girls weekend tomorrow. I'd volunteered to bring my French Toast Casserole - which my family loves. So, I promised hubby that I'd make two and leave one at home for the family as well. First, I let her watch me make the casserole I'm taking and then I let her (mostly) make the one that is staying home.
Little brothers both popped in an out during the cooking lesson to pick up a few tricks.
She managed to break 8 eggs into the bowl and only got one tiny shell in! Not bad for a beginning chef.
Her favorite part was squishing it all together at the end. She kept saying things like, "Cool!" or "Weeeee!"
Earlier in the week, we worked on the Lego house.
First, I made her complete the base portion of her new Lego house all on her own by following the instructions. I was pleased to see that she had to take things up several times because she'd missed a step or a detail that was needed just a few pages later. A fantastic, no-nag method to help her understand! Forgive me, but I'm pleased with myself.
After my point had been made, I jumped in and we completed the house together. I {heart} Legos.
Here she is doing her copy work after the house was built. The second picture shows my favorite part of the house - the sliding glass door that actually works! The third picture is her favorite part of the project - the bird on the roof!
